Tag: Meiktila Muslims

By Kyaw Ye Lynn, YANGON, Myanmar : The Muslim community in a central Myanmar town is still facing hard times even five years after they had suffered a Buddhist mob rampage. Meiktila in central Mandalay region had seen a violence in March 2013 that left 43 people dead and about 12,000 homeless, most of them Muslims. Community leaders are slowly healing the emotional scar caused on the people by the violence through the interfaith dialogues and activities. “The incident destroyed our mutual trust. So we are working together with Buddhist leaders to rebuild it...