As I mentioned in a previous blog, the problem I am most concerned about in Myanmar is the sectarian violence of Theravada Buddhism versus other population groups in Myanmar. Well, my fears are being borne out in Myanmar in the last few days. In Rakhine State, on the Bay of Bengal side of Myanmar, the Rakhine population (primarily Buddhist) and the Rohingya population (Primarily Islamic) have begun fighting in earnest. According to an article in the AP 56 people have been killed and 200 homes destroyed in the last few days. This violence is greater than that sparked in June of this year when a group of Muslim men were accused of raping a Buddhist woman and is part of a larger wave of violence since last October that has left at least 84 people dead and over 100 wounded. Disappointing to me is the lack of a statement by the NLD led by Aung San Suu Kyi in regard to the violence.
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