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A Change is Gonna Come… But Slowly — Speaking with Burma’s Monks
Posted on March 4, 2012 by Alan Senauke
Maggin monastery, in Yangon’s eastern Thingangyun Township, was a refuge for hundreds of dissident Burmese monks during 2007’s “Saffron Revolution.” The Saffron Revolution began with local demonstrations against arbitrary and immediate price increases, which quickly became a national movement for … Read more