Just in case you've ever wondered whether Buddhist extremists exist … here's a story about them.
Of course, this is as much about tribalism, regardless of the religious, ethnic, or political labels put on it. Still, it's disheartening (and also outrageous).
Originally shared by +Kee Hinckley:
❝ Myanmar has limited the number of children the Rohingya can have to two and restricted the frequency of their pregnancies to one every three years. Hundreds of Rohingya have been killed in religion-fueled violence, and 140,000 have abandoned their homes to live in “apartheid-like” conditions. Over the course of the last year, tens of thousands of them have fled Myanmar on dangerous, often over-crowded boats. ❞
Myanmar Passes Extreme Religion Bills Targeting Marginalized Muslim Population
“These discriminatory draft laws risk fanning the flames of anti-Muslim sentiment,” Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, told ThinkProgress in an email.
