Articles by Carlos Sardina Galache

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In Myanmar [Burma], Muslims Arrested for Joining Terror Group That Doesn’t Exist
Carlos Sardiña Galache and Veronica Pedrosa – The Intercept, 1 Jun 2015

The crackdown is part of a wave of anti-Muslim persecution in the Buddhist country, this time under the cover of the U.S. war on terror.

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Rohingya and National Identities in Burma [Myanmar]
Carlos Sardiña Galache, New Mandala – TRANSCEND Media Service, 2 Mar 2015

Rather than attempting to defend Rohingya claims, I argue that the notion of “national races” itself, and thus the set of assumptions hitherto determining the terms of the debate, are fundamentally false and do not facilitate any understanding of the history and present social realities of Burma.

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The Number of the Beast
Carlos Sardiña Galache – Southeast Asia Globe, 12 Aug 2013

The anti-Muslim 969 movement is fuelling the fire of religious discontent in Myanmar. Just as it is casting off its shackles, a spectre is haunting the nation – Buddhist extremism.

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War in the ‘Green Hell’ of Myanmar
Carlos Sardina Galache – Bangkok Post, 1 Oct 2012

30 Sep 2012 – President Thein Sein proclaimed before the UN last week that his government places a high priority on ending ethnic conflicts, but that has proved elusive in ruggedly beautiful Kachin state, where the race to exploit abundant natural resources feeds a growing humanitarian crisis.

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