VIOLENCE BY SO CALLED NON-VIOLENT: A CASE STUDY OF MUSLIMS IN MYANMAR (BURMA)

Abstract

In Buddhism, wisdom is the core of the teaching and compassion is the core of the practice, it is also called as the religion of very polite and comparatively non violent peoples. But in July/August 2012 thousands of Muslims have been brutally killed and injured while Muslim women were dishonored by this community. According to BBC report a women was dishonored by some Muslims and in reply to this full state of Maynamar (Burma) barbarically killed innocent Muslims and their dead bodies prevailed all across the cities of Burma. As we all witness that Myanmar is quite famous for its long and stressful efforts for democracy led by Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. This paper will seek the plight of Myanmar Muslims into lime light and guide activists in the perspective of its in-depth reality. A time when Islam is being main target of criticism, it is imperative that the religious hatred and its victims may be tackled with due concern.