At 77, with a body that is no longer as obedient as before, I find myself returning again and again…
Category: Poem,
Not Yet Old: The Youth Within
I am now 77 years old—but I refuse to call myself “old.” Age, I have come to realise, is not…
Burmese Poem: မဗေဒါ-ဆရာဇော်ဂျီ Zaw Gyi’s “Hyacinth’s Way – This is My Way” (with English Translation)
Dedicated to Ethnic Minorities and Religious Minorities in Myanmar The water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) is known as “Beda” in Myanmar. It…
ChatGPT answered my question about Quran’s language nicely
I asked… Hi, I believe you understand some Arabic. I don’t know Arabic except for few words and sentences. But…
“Our Country Is Not an Inheritance”
(A reflective prelude) Our great nationis not the inheritance of any single person or group,is not the private property of…
Pathi or Myanmar Muslims? Who are they? Where Did They Come From?
Historically, “Pathi” was the term used during Myanmar’s royal era for people of mixed ancestry—descendants of Arabs, Persians, Indians (including…
A symbolic demonstration, street-theater performance staged by pro-Palestine activists outside Washington, D.C.’s Union Station in November 2025, ahead of Thanksgiving
A protest street-theater performance staged by pro-Palestine activists outside Washington, D.C.’s Union Station in November 2025, ahead of Thanksgiving. It was a…
Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Myanmar: History, Distortion, and the Call for Equal Citizenship
Let all the different flowers blossom in Myanmar’s garden.Only then can the nation heal, and only then can a true…
Hongwu Emperor of the Chinese Ming dynasty in 1368 PRAISED ISLAM and PROPHET Muhammad
By Wahbi Al-Hariri – The Georgetown Design Group, Inc. Exhibits Trust; transferred from en.wikipedia, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4533647 Eulogy = a…
The Rejuvenation of the Old Tree Stump
Min Thu Wun – “The Pyinma Stump” Lagerstroemia Flos Reginae (1949) Translated by G.H. Luce In this hauntingly beautiful poem,…