Myanmar’s ultra-nationalist Ma Ba Tha movement announced Sunday it was rebranding under a new name, days after Buddhist authorities banned the network which has been accused of stoking Islamophobia. The monk-led movement grew in strength under the country’s previous military-backed government, peddling a form of hardline Buddhist nationalism that intensified sectarian tensions with minority Muslims. … Read more
Hundreds of monks and supporters of Myanmar’s ultra-nationalist Ma Ba Tha movement gathered in a Yangon monastery Saturday, in a defiant meeting days after Buddhist authorities banned their network, which has been accused of stoking Islamophobia. The monk-led movement grew in strength under the country’s previous military-backed government, peddling a brand of Buddhist nationalism that … Read more
Myanmar’s top Buddhist body has ordered hardline group Ma Ba Tha to remove all public displays, according to a document seen by AFP on Tuesday, a move aimed at curbing the movement’s influence amid rising Islamophobia. Myanmar is gripped by deepening religious tensions that have repeatedly spilled into violence, partially attributed to anti-Muslim rhetoric spread … Read more