“Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters.” Pope Francis said this after meeting Muslim leaders at the Koudoukou mosque in Central African Republic’s (CAR) capital of Bangui during a six-day peace pilgrimage last month in Africa. He added that “together, we must say no to hatred, to revenge and to violence, particularly that violence which…
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Concerns about Burma’s Transitional Arrangement
By Legal Aid Network Following the meeting of Aung San Suu Kyi (the newly elected leader of Burma and leader of the National League for Democracy) and the former Senior General Than Shwea, which reportedly took place on December 4, presumptions and speculations surrounding the purpose and content of their meeting have appeared from various…

Celebrating with Caution
By Max Ediger The streets of Burma’s towns and cities are filled with the sounds of celebration. An election, the most democratic in the past 25 years, ended with the opposition National League for Democracy Party (NLD) experiencing a landslide victory. Votes are still being counted, but the military, which dominated Burmese politics for decades, agreed that the…