Cambodia is the first country in the world to declare Buddhism an official state religion, with more than 96% of the population adopting Buddhism. Cambodia is a neighboring country to Burma, where massacres took place against the Rohingya Muslims.
On the sidelines of the World Peace Summit in Seoul, Dr. Muhammad Habash held a dialogue with the Cambodian Minister of Religious Affairs, Singh Sonomi, an educated academic who came as a representative of President Hun Sen. He dealt with Cambodia’s responsibility for Buddhist extremism as the country that considers Buddhism the official religion of the state…
Mr. Sunomi said that what happened in Burma is a blot of shame in the history of the Buddhist religion, which is famous for peace and love.
In the interview, Dr. Habash indicated that extremists wear the robes of priests and priests, and that Wirathu himself committed his crimes in the name of Buddha and believes that he is carrying out the orders of the gods!!
Sonomi said: We have issued many statements through our religious references against these massacres, but extremism has no religion.. Cambodia also boycotted the ruling council in Burma and did not invite them to the ASEAN summit, as Cambodia chairs the ASEAN group.
Dr. Habash praised Cambodia’s position, but commented: This is something we appreciate for Cambodia, but it is not enough and was not intended to defend the refugees… Silence on the massacres committed in the name of religion is enough to give birth to extremism that will burn the entire East Asian…
Dr. Habash stressed that the ASEAN group is required to take a clear and frank position in rejecting the massacres committed in the name of religion, and to achieve a decent life for the Rohingya Muslim refugees…