Islam

Physicians group blames government for Burma religious strife

(RNS) Buddhists are killing Muslims in Burma with impunity because the government failed to stop the attacks, New York-based Physicians for Human Rights reported amid fresh assaults that left more Muslims homeless. During the past year,…

By Tricycle

Aug 29, 2013

News

Buddhists expelled from Malaysia for praying in Muslim hall

(RNS) The government of Malaysia expelled a group of Singaporean tourists for chanting Buddhist prayers inside an Islamic prayer room where they erected a large Buddhist painting on the wall facing Mecca. The government also revoked…

By Tricycle

Aug 21, 2013

News

On Martyrs’ Day, Burma’s Past Meets its Future

Today marks Burma’s Martyrs’ Day, a holiday commemorating the anniversary of the assassination of anti-imperialist revolutionary Aung San, father of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and newest member of Burmese parliament Aung San Suu Kyi. Recognized…

By Alex Caring-Lobel

Jul 20, 2013

Buddha Buzz

Buddha Buzz: Sex Tape and the Sangha

In Lowell, Massachusetts, a sex-tape scandal involves neither unscrupulous celebrities nor hapless victims of disgruntled exes, but a Buddhist temple, a monk, and a community organizer with some shady finances. The city’s Cambodian community has been…

By Alex Caring-Lobel

May 03, 2013

Buddha Buzz

Buddha Buzz: The Mindful Lifestyle Movement and “Insta-Karma”

Over at Maclean’s Anne Kingston surveys the world of corporate mindfulness and the Buddhist reaction. “What has gripped Western attention,” writes Kingston, “is mindfulness’s ability to improve performance—of Olympic athletes, parents, and even nations, as promised…

By Alex Caring-Lobel

Apr 26, 2013

Islam-Buddhism dialogue to be held in Iran

via the AhlulBayt News Agency, Second round of Islam-Buddhism interfaith dialogue titled “Role of Religions in Confronting Violence in Human Societies” is to be held in the holy city of Qom. The preliminary session for this…

By Tricycle

Apr 18, 2011