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Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh coast, six dead
ReutersCHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded warnings later in the day as the storm lost strength....Tags: Islam, Chittagong (Bangladesh), India, Burma, Religion and Belief
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Myanmar authorities work to evacuate camps as cyclone nears
ReutersBy Jared Ferrie SITTWE, Myanmar, May 15 (Reuters) - Authorities in Myanmar struggled on Wednesday to evacuate tens of thousands of people, most of them Rohingya Muslims, before a cyclone reaches camps in low-lying regions that have been their home...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Islam, Thein Sein, Weather Warnings, United Nations
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Special Report - In Myanmar, apartheid tactics against minority Muslims
ReutersSITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Muslim boy lay dying on a thin metal table. Bitten by a rabid dog a month ago, he convulsed and drooled as his parents wedged a stick between his teeth to stop him from biting off his tongue. Swift treatment...Tags: Diabetes, Immigration, Civil Rights, Islam, China
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Rohingya Muslims drown off Myanmar trying to flee storm
ReutersSITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - A boat carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized off western Myanmar and many were feared drowned at the beginning of a mass evacuation from low-lying regions ahead of a powerful storm, a United Nations official said on...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Islam, Bangkok (Thailand), Burma, Religion and Belief
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Boat capsizes off Myanmar; dozens missing and feared dead
NEW DELHI – A boat carrying approximately 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized late Monday off the coast of Myanmar with many of its occupants feared dead, UN officials said, as the region braced for a cyclone expected to slam low-lying areas inhabited...
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Boat capsizes off Myanmar; dozens feared dead
NEW DELHI — At least 58 people were missing and feared dead Tuesday after a boat capsized off Myanmar while residents tried to flee an approaching cyclone, United Nations officials said. The boat was carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims, many of...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Islam, Kaman Corporation, United Nations, Burma
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CT.com Interview: Roshi Bernie Glassman
For many Western Buddhists, practice doesn’t end with what happens on the floor. They’re out in the community, volunteering at area shelters, teaching meditation to prison inmates or organizing food and clothing drives. The social piece wasn&...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Physiology, Judaism, Dalai Lama, Religion and Belief
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Dalai Lama packs UM Comcast Center for address on compassion
He pulled on a Terps visor, to the crowd's delight. He rubbed noses with Gov. Martin O'Malley. And the Dalai Lama was met Tuesday with rounds of applause from a crowd of 15,000 at the University of Maryland, College Park's Comcast Center. "Sit down,"...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Executive Branch, Martin O'Malley, China, Maryland Terrapins
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Myanmar should deploy more troops in volatile state -commission
ReutersBy Aung Hla Tun and Jared Ferrie YANGON, April 29 (Reuters) - Myanmar must urgently address the plight of Muslims displaced by sectarian bloodshed in western Rakhine State and double the number of security forces to control the still-volatile region,...Tags: Immigration, Islam, Arts and Culture, Customs and Tradition, Burma
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Muslims in Myanmar barricade village as attacks spread
ReutersBy Jared Ferrie WIN KITE, Myanmar, May 3 (Reuters) - Three Muslim men peered over a bamboo fence built recently to fortify their village in central Myanmar. They gazed across dry rice paddies towards a nearby Buddhist community, looking for rising dust,...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Islam, Police Arrests, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Burma
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Chicago center brings meditative mindset to combating youth violence
Most of the CeaseFire interrupters sat up in their chairs and closed their eyes, following the quiet direction of the small man in yellow and orange robes at the head of the conference table. "Allow your mind to feel the way you feel," Sakyong Mipham...
Tags: Chicago Loop, Rogers Park, Armed Conflicts, Youth Organizations, Cook County Board of Commissioners
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Myanmar forces restore order after latest anti-Muslim violence
ReutersBy Jared Ferrie KYAW BOI LAY, Myanmar, May 1 (Reuters) - Hundreds of police and troops restored order in central Myanmar on Wednesday after a fresh outbreak of sectarian violence in which one man was killed after Buddhist mobs trashed property owned by...Tags: Television Industry, Religious Conflicts, Arson, Prosecution, Illegal Immigrants
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