THE AXIS OF EVIL: U Wirathu, MI Khin Nyunt, Taung Thar Terrorist leader U Aung Thaung, Mandalay PM U Ye…
Category: Motivation,
THE AXIS OF EVIL: U Wirathu, MI Khin Nyunt, Taung Thar Terrorist leader U Aung Thaung, Mandalay PM U Ye Myint and President U Thein Sein
CHAPTER 1: The Meiktila Massacre and the Roots of Division Written by Maung Maung (Shwe Keraweik) and translated by Dr.…
The Monk/Hsaya-Daka Project (Part 2)
By Phyo Wai, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford As discussed above, if we were to…
The “Monk–Dayaka Project” in Myanmar: Religion, Politics, and Authoritarian Strategy
This research essay, prepared at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), examines the Monk–Dayaka Project (ဆရာ–ဒကာ စီမံချက်)…
Bridging Maung Maung’s Witness Account with Political Science Theory on Ma Ba Tha Monks’ Islamophobia
NOTE: The photo is not of Ma Ba Tha but of the good neutral monks. Just shared for ilustrating. My…
“Good Soap Makes the Turban White” ဆပ်ပြာကောင်းလို့ ခေါင်းပေါင်းဖြူ
Merit, Nepotism, and My Personal Encounter with a Burmese Proverb One of the most famous Burmese proverbs is: “ဆပ်ပြာကောင်းလို့ ခေါင်းပေါင်းဖြူ”(“The…
The Metamorphosis: How Revolutionaries Become the Dictator-Monsters They Fought
There is a tragic, repeating pattern in world politics: the freedom fighter of today becomes the oppressor of tomorrow. In…
Masjids in the Mandalay Palace Grounds မန္တလေး နန်းတွင်းဗလီများ
Written by Maung Maung (Shwe Keraweik) | Translated by Dr. Ko Ko Gyi (Note: Although my brother wrote this post…
Earthquake-Damaged Mosques Still Await Permission to Rebuild: A Continuing Pattern of Restrictions on Muslim Religious Institutions in Myanmar by President Min Aung Hlaing
Based on a report by Aung San Oo and Voice of Myanmar (VOM). Translated, expanded, and edited for international readers…
The Refugees, The Tiger, the Donkey, and the Lion
There is a famous fable, a parable or a story to teach the people of a moral and spiritual lesson.…