Silent retreats have become increasingly common in the United States in recent years. To calm down and reset their nervous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. However, long rooted anti-Muslim sentiment shows few other signs of abating The rise of a sometimes violent anti-Muslim movement ...

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Pictured is an overcrowded camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) near Sittwe, Myanmar. Rohingyas are not permitted to travel in Myanmar or to marry or have more than two children without ...

YANGON, Burma Punk rockers draw double-takes as they dart through traffic, but it's not just the pink hair, leather jackets or skull tattoos that make these 20-somethings rebels: It's their ...

A court in Myanmar issued an arrest warrant for a notorious firebrand monk known as the “Buddist Bin Laden”, over insulting remarks he is alleged to have made about the government of leader Aung San ...

“Do I look like a terrorist?” the orange-robed monk asked me, confident that I would see the question as absurd. Wirathu, who was blamed for fanning the flames of ethnic hatred, is the most well-known ...

Buddhism is marked by concern for the welfare of all “sentient” creatures. But when it is harnessed to ethnic intolerance and extreme nationalism, it can turn violent. By signing up, you confirm that ...

Buddhist monks and other people take part in a protest to demand the revocation of the right of holders of temporary identification cards to vote in Rangoon, Burma, on Feb. 11, 2015 Buddhist monks and ...

In the Western stereotype, Buddhists are meditating pacifists who strive to keep their distance from worldly passions. But last month, more than 40 people were killed in fighting between Buddhists and ...