[Buddha-l] Buddhists taking a stand against Islamaphobia

[Jo]

Very well put. I agree and will add no more than this: The niqab, which the
thing mentions as Islamic, is NOT Islamic at all, it is merely _customary_
among some tribes. 

Joanna

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[mailto:buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Erik Hoogcarspel
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 1:30 AM
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Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Buddhists taking a stand against Islamaphobia

This letter contains a typical hotchpotch of political, religious and social
accidents. It is in fact an attempt to mix them and to politicize religion,
which I think is disastrous. The rebels in the south of Thailand are just
Malayan bandits who are doing a shoot and run on Thai policemen and monks,
the tribes in Birma just have a beef with the authorities, and yes, some
Muslim politicians like some of other religions love to play the religious
card to raise hell. I do not think the Buddha would advice to take sides.

Erik

Op 01-08-12 21:54, Gary Gach schreef:
> http://buddhistletteronislamophobia.wordpress.com/
>
> This Open Letter comes to us via
> Joshua Eaton,  a journalist writing about Buddhism, religion and 
> politics, poverty, and the American South. He is also a Tibetan 
> translator. Also, Rev. Danny Fisher, a professor and Coordinator of 
> the Buddhist Chaplaincy Department at University of the West, 
> collaborated on it in key ways. (http:// joshuaeaton.net ; 
> http://dannyfisher.org )
>
> The letter is motivated by recent news reports, as well as a 
> long-standing, deep-rooted sense of social justice. This being Ramadan 
> - if not now, when? You can add your name through the custom form, via 
> a blue button at the top of the website.  Please feel free to pass it 
> along, as you might see fit.  Thank you.
>
> Maitri
>
> Gary Gach
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