8/12/22, 11:04 AM Hate narratives and democracy in Myanmar - New Mandala Hate narratives and democracy in Myanmar JAMES GIGGACHER - 22 JUN , 2015 It’s been three years since widespread rioting and clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine State left 200 dead and thousands displaced. But while the fires from burning villages have gone out, the hate and distrust still smoulders; particularly if you look at what devout Buddhists are saying about Muslims in Myanmar. That’s what Matt Schissler from Oxford University’s Myanmar Media & Society Research Project has been doing, interviewing people about Buddhist-Muslim conflict in six cities across the country. “Religious conflict wasn’t always framed as religious conflict,” Schissler told the 2015 Myanmar/Burma Update’s communal violence session. “But among Buddhists there were two clear trends in what they were saying. “Muslims are violent, and they are a threat to Myanmar, both the nation and individuals.” https://www.newmandala.org/hate-narratives-and-democracy-in-myanmar/ 1/3