Country Mapping: Cambodia

Country Mapping: Cambodia

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October 21, 2011

Reason, Religion, and Loving-Kindness: Salesian Education in Cambodia

by Nathaniel Adams (2010-11 WFDD Fellow)

As I looked out over the pristine, turquoise pool rippled by a lazy sea breeze, I had an intense urge to settle into one of the nearby lounge chairs for the day, umbrella-crowned cocktail in hand.…

September 30, 2011

Pchum Ben Provokes Questions on Faith Roles in Gender Equality and Maternal Health

Pchum Ben is a two-week Buddhist religious festival during which Cambodians pay their respects to deceased relatives. As the final ceremonies of Phcum Ben draw to a close, it seems a fitting time to reflect on my first few months in Cambodia as a…

June 29, 2011

Venerable Loun Sovath and the Politics of Compassion

by Nathaniel Adams (2010-11 WFDD Fellow)

Recently Venerable Non Ngeth, Supreme Patriarch of the Mahanikaya branch of Cambodian Buddhism, issued a directive stating that pagodas in the country are no longer permitted to host one Venerable Loun…