[Buddha-l] Insight into Anti-Muslim Violence in Sri Lanka

[Sally McAra]

Violence gets the news coverage, while attempts at peacemaking get
overlooked...
So, has anyone seen this - the "Buddhist-Muslim commitment to Action and
the Dusit Declaration"?
More here:
http://compassionateaction.org/node/4358
cheers
Sally


On 11 September 2013 04:45, Jo <ugg-5 at spro.net> wrote:

> I daresay nobody is agonizing or wringing hands over this conflict. Most of
> us should understand by now, based on what I've posted here if not anything
> else they read somewhere, that this conflict has to do with Buddhism
> involved in nationalist politics and identity, as much as with Muslim
> habits
> that are repulsive to Buddhists (e.g., the way they kill animals for meat).
> Don't forget that a lot of Europeans are also ticked off by the tendency of
> Muslims to produce a lot more children these days than Christians do, or
> Buddhists in Burma or Sri Lanka do.  I think we can  also notice the fact
> that Tibetan Buddhists don't seem to have big conflicts with Muslims in
> their regions of the earth.
>
> Joanna K.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com
> [mailto:buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Dan Lusthaus
> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 12:42 AM
> To: Buddhist discussion forum
> Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Insight into Anti-Muslim Violence in Sri Lanka
>
> As folks wring their hands and agonize over Buddhists hardening attitudes
> toward Muslims, here's a reminder of (1) what they are reacting against,
> and
> (2) the difference between how "protest" is carried out on the Muslim side
> (remember that the recent riots in Burma got violent *after* a Buddhist
> monk
> was killed, a sequence of events often glossed over in media coverage).
>
> Note the target and method. This is not unusual -- it is unfortunately
> typical.
>
> Dan
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2013/09/10/world/asia/10reuters-thailand-scho
> ol.html?hp
>
> September 10, 2013
> School Bomb Attack Kills Two in Southern Thailand By REUTERS
>
> BANGKOK - A bomb attack by suspected Muslim rebels on a school in southern
> Thailand killed two soldiers on Tuesday, part of a patrol sent there to
> protect the teachers, police said.
>
> Thailand is predominantly Buddhist and resistance to central government
> rule
> in the Muslim-majority provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat has
> existed
> for decades, resurfacing violently in 2004.
>
> Teachers are seen as representatives of the government.
>
> The attack in Yala came as peace talks between the government and rebels
> have stalled in recent weeks.
>
> "The explosion occurred inside the compound of a school in Yala province
> this morning where children were playing. The bomb was planted by local
> rebels," police said. "At least one child was injured."
>
> (Reporting by Surapan Boonthanom; Writing by Amy Sawitta Lefevre; Editing
> by
> Nick Macfie)
>
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-- 
Sally