Burma's Order of the Heedless

Burma's Order of the Heedless

The violence opposing majority Buddhists and minority Muslims that flared up in Myanmar last year has continued unabated despite the government’s pledges to enforce the rule of law. On Sunday night in the town of Thandwe, in the western state of Rakhine, two Muslim houses were reportedly burned down by a Buddhist mob in retaliation for the alleged rape of a Buddhist girl by a Muslim man.The leadership in Yangon and some Western media describe these clashes as the unfortunate but inevitable byproduct of Myanmar’s transition from army rule to civilian government. Yet it is becoming increasingly clear that this violence — which started shortly after the victory of the opposition National League for Democracy in parliamentary by-elections in April of last year — is politically motivated.

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