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\u201cBuddhist monks U Dhammapiya, Dhamma Duta Ashin Saykaneda (C) and U Wirathu (R) discuss their plans to push for a law that restricts interfaith marriage.\u201d Photo by The Irrawaddy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The Irrawaddy<\/a><\/em> breaks the news that a convention of Buddhist monks in Burma (including the odious U Wirathu of the \u201c969 Movement\u201d) has called for the restricting of Buddhist-Muslim interfaith marriages in the land, similar in many ways to policies in Singapore and Malaysia. There aren\u2019t any real surprises here, but the thick layer of sexism and misogyny in this particular story is worth noting:<\/p>\n

A copy of the law proposed by the monks would require any Buddhist woman seeking to marry a Muslim man to first gain permission from her parents and local government officials. It also requires any Muslim man who marries a Buddhist woman to convert to Buddhism<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Those who do not follow these rules could face up to 10 years in prison and have their property confiscated, according to the draft law\u2026<\/p>\n

U Wirathu, a well-known nationalist monk, said he was delighted with the plans to try to stop any Buddhist woman from marrying a Muslim man. \u201cI have dreamed of this law for a long time. It is important to have this law to protect our Buddhist women\u2019s freedom,\u201d he said during a press conference.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cDefending women\u2019s freedom\u201d by taking away a human right granted to them in Article 16 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, and, as men, deciding what\u2019s best for them? Well, that\u2019s a new one on me!<\/p>\n

[UPDATE<\/strong><\/em>: Both the AFP<\/a> and the Associated Press<\/a> have now reported on the meeting as well.]<\/p>\n

[SECOND UPDATE<\/strong><\/em>: The Irrawaddy<\/a><\/em> is now reporting that a second monastic conference \u201cconcluded on Friday without any mention of a proposal by nationalist monk U Wirathu to lobby for a law that would put restrictions on Buddhist-Muslim marriages.\u00a0Instead, the organizers called for peace and communal harmony in Burma and denounced the proposal.\u201d]<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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