Op-Ed columnist Roger Cohen of the New York Times looks into the rebuilding of the Buddhas of Bamiyan. Tricycle took a quick look at this story over a year ago. Don’t forget, Buddhas are still being destroyed in central Asia — In fact, Buddhas being dynamited serve as a kind of barometer of Islamist power in a particular region.

– Philip Ryan, Web Editor

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