Entries Tagged as 'Islam'

August 20, 2007

Al-Qaeda connections to Burma?

Minaret of a mosque in the background, Sule Pagoda Road, in Rangoon.
Burma seems like an unlikely safe haven for extremist terrorists. Its society is tightly controlled, with many residents forced to notify their village headmen of any guests for merely staying the night (in 2005, after a small explosion in front of the Traders Hotel [...]

July 5, 2007

Stigmas of being Indian and Muslim

Politically correct: ‘Eindiya Gayha’ instead of ‘Kala Gayha’, both of which mean “India House” in Burmese. I think the India House is the residence of the Indian ambassador to Burma.
The recent Economist article (“Unlikely sanctuary” ;) on Burmese Muslims living in Yunnan, China inspired me to write about the rampant discrimination Indians, and in particular, [...]