I've come across two interesting articles recently that I thought I'd share. The first is from Dr. Habib Siddiqui writing at Burma Digest about the plight of Muslim Karens in Burma. Actually, its just a short post with photos, but I found it particularly interesting as it's the first I've heard of ethnic Karen who are Muslim.

By recent reports from the Free Burma Rangers, nearly 11,000 people have been displaced in the recent SPDC attacks in Karen State. It's not been big in the mainstream press, but there are certian Christian publications which tend to follow the events in eastern Burma, and as one would expect, have been following this most recent tragedy. It typically gets portrayed in the press that the Karen are Christian - a not untrue representation, but also not entirely accurate. I'm not personally fond of human rights issues such as this being given an overtly religious slant, as it tends to marginalize the stories of those who are not of the religion being representated. Christians are being persecuted in Burma, but so is everyone else.   more »