Buddhist
On August 26, many important events took place.
Sri Lankan police arrested 19 people after a clash between “extremists” from the majority Buddhist and minority Muslim communities in which four people were injured.
Egyptian Ambassador to the UN, Amr Abu Al-Atta called on the Burmese government to adopt urgent measures against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims.
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was poised Tuesday to break her silence on a refugee crisis the UN has decried as "ethnic cleansing".
Bangladesh police braced Monday as more than 10,000 Islamist hardliners marched on the Myanmar embassy to protest against the violence driving the Rohingya.
The unfortunate persecution of Rohingya Muslims on the hands of Buddhist in Myanmar has ancient roots, said Egypt's ambassador to Myanmar, Khalid Abdel Rahman.
Notorious Burmese Buddhist monk, Ashin Wirathu, is the subject of a documentary to be screened at Melbourne International Film Festival.
