03.31.07

2004 Blog Entries Recovered

Posted in Misc., Muslim Understanding, Uncategorized at 3:27 pm by expatgirl

Here is a link to my 2004 Blog Entries that I recently recovered.  I was talking about the violence that I saw even then.

http://www.south-thai.com/2004blog.html

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03.28.07

Prince of Siam Stories

Posted in Human Rights Issues, Misc., Muslim Understanding, Uncategorized at 4:12 pm by expatgirl

A young man wrestles with himself and society on his choice to become a Muslim.  http://www.south-thai.com/jihad.html

True Story of how the US Military sponsors sex tourism in Hatyai.  http://www.south-thai.com/soldier.html

Story of the sad fate of the Sea Gypsies and the uncounted number of people that drown in southern Thailand each year. http://www.south-thai.com/gypsy.html

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03.20.07

More Human Rights News

Posted in Human Rights Issues, Muslim Understanding, Uncategorized at 6:19 pm by expatgirl

A more balanced article about the situation in southern Thailand

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/20/asia/AS-GEN-Thailand-Insurgency-Human-Rights.php

 The Associated Press…. but who was the author of this article?

Here is the Human Rights Organization’s original document on the topic of “Thailand:  Security Forces Responsible for Disapperances   Government Should End Policy of ‘Dissapearing” Suspected Muslim Malay Separatists

http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/03/20/thaila15499.htm

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Make a difference

Posted in Misc., Uncategorized at 6:04 pm by expatgirl

Here is a power point show adapting “The Starfish Thrower”  story by Loren Eiseley. I’m trying to keep a positive flow……

http://south-thai.com/starfish.pps

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Biased Reporting

Posted in Human Rights Issues, Muslim Understanding, Uncategorized at 6:01 pm by expatgirl

Yes, Indeed there are radical groups of insurgents in southern Thailand that the newspapers claim to be Islamic. Instead of condemning a peaceful and productive religion (Islam) reporters should use the terms “radical-insurgents” or “extremists.” This would HELP the general more moderate and peaceful Muslim population of southern Thailand fit a separate and negative title to the ones causing violence. 

The Counterterrorism Blog (I have the link in my favorites) still has the best information on southern Thailand. I challenged Dr. Zachary Abuza to find statistics on the killings, violence and imprisonment for Buddhists and Muslims in southern Thailand and his reporting in the last month have reflected a change. Because Muslims are the majority in this area, and not all violence is done by Muslims he should avoid claiming non related violence to the true insurgency. I asked that Dr. Abuza not use the word “Muslim” unless it is proven that it is indeed a Muslim and then sparingly as not ALL violence by Christians, Buddhist and Jews are labled as Christian, Buddhist and Jewish violence.

The main point is that radical groups should not be labled as Muslim or Islamic. They should be labled as what they are, divergent.

The Co-Chaimen of the Counterterrorism Foundation are Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Andrew Cochran. I wonder if they will be up for factual and productive reporting instead of playing on westerners’ fears of Islam and using sensationalism in journalism for their own benefit.

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03.02.07

US Dept of State Report

Posted in Human Rights Issues, Muslim Understanding, Uncategorized at 8:07 am by expatgirl

http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2004/41661.htm

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices  - 2004
Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
February 28, 2005

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Human Rights News

Posted in Human Rights Issues, Muslim Understanding, Uncategorized at 7:48 am by expatgirl

http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/12/16/thaila12317.htm  Information on the use of blacklists in southern Thailand.

http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/11/29/thaila14691.htm     Malay-Muslim Separatists Target Teachers and Schools as Symbols of Thai State

 http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/11/16/thaila14610.htm        Thailand: Insurgents Must Stop Targeting Civilians

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