By Sit Mone There is a well-known Burmese proverb: “The King must keep his vow, just as the common man…
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Thein Pe Myint’s Teacher Haroon: : The Muslim Mentor Behind a Burmese Nationalist Writer Part 2
How a forgotten Muslim teacher shaped the pen of a future nationalist—and what that irony tells us about Burma’s lost…
The Art of Flow — and the Irony of Thein Pe Myint’s Teacher Haroon Part 1
(A reflection on writing, thought, and human complexity) It is one of history’s quiet ironies that the late U Thein…
Someone should write a Latino/Maxican version of “The Grapes of Wrath” to educate Americans
The Grapes of Wrath From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedi The Grapes of Wrath is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in…
USA need another “John Steinbeck” to teach Trump lead Republicans
John Steinbeck from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Ernst Steinbeck (/ˈstaɪnbɛk/ STYNE-bek; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer.…
“The Fire That Begins With the Pious”
In every religion, the moral responsibility of those who lead the faithful is immense. Whether they are monks, ulama, priests,…
A Monk’s Rebuke, A King’s Shame: Revisiting Pantagu Mahathera’s Defiance in Pagan History
In the annals of Myanmar’s royal chronicles, few moments shine with such moral clarity as the confrontation between the venerable…
I have sent my message for peace — now I entrust it to fate, to faith, and to the conscience of the world
I have done what little I can — sharing words of peace and hope for our wounded Myanmar. The rest…
Famous boxer Kyar (Tiger) Ba Nyein
Famous boxer Kyar (Tiger) Ba Nyein was the (distant) cousin of my mother Famous Myanmar Muslims: Kyar Ba Nyein and Shwe Ba…