A Tibetan man died this week after setting himself on fire in protest against Chinese rule. Tibetan Buddhists believe in non-violence; did this monks violate his religion ?
This brings up the larger issue of Tibetan sovereignty. Up until 1949, Tibet was not officially considered a part of China.
Is Tibet a part or apart of China?
Is it the duty of any other nation to interfere with that country's own internal issues? When Canadian officials criticize the China/Tibet issue, the response from China has been a criticism of Quebec's sovereignty.
A reminder that this is your last week for submitting a blog post as we take a mid-term break next week to allow you to concentrate on your seminars and studying for the mid-term.
This photo shows the Muslim district by the non-Muslim majority in Burma this week. The ethnicity of these people is known as Rohingya whereas the majority of the population are Rakhine. The president of that country only acknowledge this event happening after a U.S. Human Rights group released a serious of satellite images which document the destruction. Nearly 3,000 houses have been destroyed. The state of Burma has refused to let the U.N. conduct an investigation into the event.
A Tibetan man died this week after setting himself on fire in protest against Chinese rule. Tibetan Buddhists believe in non-violence; did this monks violate his religion ?
It looks like no matter which presidential candidate wins, they have the same stance on Iran. 