Robert Sterken

I am a permanently dislocated—un voyageur sur la terre. I spend most of my time writing on religion and the state, running, and teaching.

[Robert Sterken @rsterken]

@matthewfsmith @RLPGBooks Thank you very much, Matthew! I am grateful.

[Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith]

Excited to have a fresh copy of @rsterken’s new book, The Kings of Buddhism: Power, Religion, and Fury in Myanmar, published by @RLPGBooks. A must-read for those concerned about #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar & interested in the devastating consequences of state/religion entanglement.

[Mohammed Jamjoom @MIJamjoom]

#Myanmar Military “must be held accountable for these atrocious crimes (against the #Rohingya),” @FortifyRights’s @matthewfsmith tells me on @AJEnglish’s @AJInsideStory.
Full episode also features @md_yasiein, @UNHCR_BGD’s @ReDeLaP, @AdvRaziaSultana
https://t.co/6ZcIlyuYU0

[Scot Marciel @MarcielScot]

Frontier Myanmar reports that Chinese officials are upset that the NUG opened an office in Washington. Why? An NUG office in the US is no threat to Chinese interests. The Spring Revolution isn’t or shouldn’t be a US-China issue.

[Scot Marciel @MarcielScot]

My latest thoughts on the Myanmar crisis. https://t.co/yQDuDxwtz5 via @NikkeiAsia

[Robert Sterken @rsterken]

@drewmckevitt @UNC_Press Bravo 🙌!

[Mohammed Jamjoom @MIJamjoom]

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
It’s been two years since the coup in #Myanmar.
“While the junta’s reign of terror continues,” says @FortifyRights, “the people of Myanmar’s resistance never stops.”
via @matthewfsmith @john_hq3
Video: Fortify Rights

[Mahn Winn Khaing Thann @MahnWinnKhaing]

Junta burned down the historic 129-year-old Roman Catholic Church in Chan Thar Village and village houses,killing civilians and destroying properties in Sagaing region and across the country.

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

My thought turns to Myanmar, where the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption in the Village of Can Thar was burned and destroyed. Let us #PrayTogether that this conflict will soon come to an end, opening a new period of forgiveness, love and peace.

[Robert Sterken @rsterken]

Proofs (and cover) have arrived! #myanmar #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar @FortifyRights @matthewfsmith @benedictrogers @RLPGBooks

[Kerry Kennedy @KerryKennedyRFK]

Perpetrators from the Myanmar military coup have yet to be held accountable. @FortifyRights, survivors and witnesses are filing a criminal complaint against senior junta generals and others. Stream the Jan. 24 News conference live here: https://t.co/p8EY5clilv

[Robert Sterken @rsterken]

@TaniaMJenkins https://t.co/d2BL7DwYf2.

[Robert Sterken @rsterken]

@RGGonzales1 This work by @AnaRMinian is so well written and engaging. Highly recommend!

[Chris Boettcher @chrisboettcher9]

I've completed 10 Ironmans and treated over 3000 patients over the past 10 years.

Here's every fitness tip I could think of:

1) Kids will only move as much as their parents do.

[Fortify Rights @FortifyRights]

✨ Fortify Rights is honored to receive the 2022 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award ✨

Listen to some of our team members' hopes for the future as @fortifyrights is recognized for its human rights investigation work and impact in Southeast Asia.

👉 https://t.co/KB8kjQoDFi

[Paul Matzko @PMatzko]

There are two primary strains of right-wing Christian Nationalism in America at the moment. 🧵

1) the most extensive, called Seven Mountains theology, bubbled up from independent charismatic entrepreneurs like Lance Wallnau.

[M Thaw @mthaw_mm]

Whenever I fly out from Yangon, I try to choose a seat on the right side of the plane so that I can see Insein Prison from above. It's a reminder to myself that there are/were some brave people in there, who are fighting and have died fighting for the future of this country.

[Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith]

"The Myanmar state for decades has undertaken a 'cultural genocide' against the Rohingya
including destroying our language and culture," said @AliMayyu, lead author of a new report from the #Rohingya Language Preservation Project. #Myanmar #Bangladesh
https://t.co/5OubmCOWCL

[Matthew Smith @matthewfsmith]

This is big news and a massive relief. They never should have been imprisoned in the first place. The #Myanmar junta should immediately and unconditionally free ALL political prisoners and end the ongoing nationwide attack on the civilian population. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar