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Q&A: Current Crisis in Myanmar (Burma) [by Khilafah]
Question:
Kindly give us an
overview about the
political reality of
Myanmar (Burma) and
the reasons for the
terrible persecution
of Muslims there, as
well as the regional
and international
stances towards it,
with thanks and
appreciation.
Answer:
Below is an overview
of what is ...
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2.
History of arrival of Islam in Burma Myanmar [by
Muslimwiki]
The first
Muslims landed in
Myanmar
/ Burma’s
Ayeyarwady River
delta,
Tanintharyi coast
and
Rakhine as
seamen in the
ninth century,
prior to the establishment of the first Myanmar
(Burmese) empire in 1055 AD by King
Anawrahta of
Bagan (or
Pagan).
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3. My Interview on the Rohingya Crisis
[ with Journalist S. Azizur Rahman:Habib Siddiqui ]
Recently I was interviewed by veteran
journalist Shaikh Azizur Rahman who is affiliated with Radio
Australia, Deutsche Welle Radio and Voice of America TV. We
discussed the current Rohingya crisis. Here below are my responses
to his questions.
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4.
BURMA'S ROHINGYA ORIGIN IN THE ANCIENT KINGDOM OF ARAKAN: UNDERSTANDING THE ARAB - CHANDRA SYNTHESIS [ A
Working paper of Arakan History, By Dr. Abid Bahar ]
he Rohingyas
people
of
Arakan
are
mostly
Muslims
with a
small
Hindu
population
among
them.
They are
racially
Indo-
Semitic.
They are
not an
ethnic
group
developed
from one
tribal
group
affiliation
or
single
racial
stock.
Tides of
people
like the
the
Brahmins
from
India,
Arabs,
Moghuls,
Bengalis
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5.
Muslims Killed In Myanmar
[By
IslamOnline(IOL)]
Around 15-20 Rohingya
Muslims have been killed in
Moley Phara town of Myanmar
(formerly known as Burma),
the International Islamic
News Agency (IINA) reported
Friday.
Eyewitnesses claim that a
group of militant Buddhists
came to the predominantly
Muslim area and started a
fight with locals.
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6.
Rohingya tangled in Burma citizenship politics
[ By Nurul Islam (UK) Posted danyawadi ]
Burma is a multi-cultural society
with multi-ethnicities. During its independence a feeling of awareness for
an ethnic togetherness and comprehensive identity to form joint feelings for
tranquillity & safety developed
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7. Myanmar
refugees in Pakistan rally in support of ancestral lands
[ Sat Aug 4, 2012 By Press TV ]
Muhammad Ismail Arkani tells us the
story of his parents when they flee Myanmar and how the June-violence
reminds him the past of his ancestors.
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8.Rohingya
Muslim refugees reveal their sufferings in Myanmar [By Press TV]
We are all living in worst
conditions. Young women are assaulted, molested and raped by the Myanmar
forces. Many of us have been forcibly taken away from homes, exploited and
sent back to the community so that we live with humiliation forever."
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9. Persecution of Muslims in Myanmar, result of Islamophobia Analysis [By Press TV]
It’s cloaked in diplomatic
language and military goals and all that,
but the people in the United States have
learned a sort of knee-jerk reaction against
Islam and I think that is the broader
problem.”
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11. Letter
from America:Neo-Nazi Racism in Myanmarn
[ By Dr.Habib Siddiqui,August 6,2012 ]
In his book –
Worse Than War – Daniel Jonah Goldhagen says that during
mass murders, the murderers themselves, their supporters
and those who wish to stand idly by practice linguistic
camouflage. And this has been the case with the
apartheid regime in Myanmar
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12. Letter from America: What’s wrong with Mr. Win’s Win-Win formula?
[ By Dr. Habib Siddiqui ,Asian Tribune,Sun, ]
Last week, I came across Kanbawza Win's long article – “Killing two birds with a stone or a Win, Win Situation” – discussing his thesis for solving the Rohingya crisis in Burma. |
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13. Asian Tribune,Letter from America: Rohingya Refugees
[ By Dr. Habib Siddiqui Sun, 2012-07-15]
It
was the dateline set by the Thein Sein government of Myanmar for an inquiry report on current violence in the Arakan state, triggered by the lynching of ten tablighi Muslims (visiting from Rangoon) on June 3. That violence soon turned into a well-orchestrated pogrom against the Rohingya Muslims |
14. Letter from America: An Open Letter to Daw Suu Kyi of Burma ,Asian Tribune
[ By Dr. Habib Siddiqui ]
Dear Daw Suu Kyi,
For more than a decade, as a concerned human rights activist, I have worked towards release of political prisoners like you and democratization of Burma (Myanmar).
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15.
Racism to Rohingya in Burma [By danyawadi]
An enclave is part of a country geographically
separated from the main part by the surrounding foreign territory. A
great deal of works has been done by the military’s civilian
collaborators on the province of Arakan (Rakhine province) claiming that
there is the existence of an enclave in Burma. Most prominent of the
authors is Aye Chan. Aye Chan, a native of Burma’s Arakan (Rakhine)
province,
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16.
Muslims massacred in Burma
[By - The Muslim News]
Riot police fired on more than 500 young Muslim
Rohingyas who were demonstrating peacefully in Myoma
Kayandan village on June 8 to pay respect to 10
Muslims murdered in Taungup (Taunggoke) in Rakhine
State, Myanmar (Burma) |
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17.
The Latest Extinction Campaign Against the Rohingyas of Burma
[ By Habib Siddiqui,Sunday,June,2012 ]
It has been little more than two months that Aung San Suu Kyi was
elected into the lower house of Burmese Parliament. The by-elections
(only the country's third in half a century) in which her party NLD
won 44 of the 45 available seats were a crucial test of
reforms that convinced the West to soften its pariah
image.
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18. Unregistered Rohingyas’ aid blocked,NGOs ordered to end food and medical help for refugees
[ By ucanews.com reporters]
The Bangladesh government says it has ordered three international
relief agencies to stop aiding unregistered Muslim Rohingyas from
Myanmar who are now taking refuge just inside its borders
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19.
Bangladesh loses sight of own refugee past,Refusal to accept fleeing Rohingya betrays ignorance of history
[ The Third Eye, Dhaka Bangladesh,June 22, 2012 ]Refusal to accept fleeing Rohingya
betrays. Bangladesh, one of the world’s poorest and most densely populated
countries, rarely makes international headlines for good reasons, so
if you see something hit the wires of the international press,prepare yourself for the worst
ignorance of history
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20. Rakhines burn Rohingya homes: villagers,UN calls for independent investigation to ongoing ethnic conflict in Rakhine state
[ By Daniel Wynn, Yangon,Myanmar]
Nearly 200 houses of Rohingya Muslims were burned down allegedly by
Rakhines in the villages of Gotepi Tawk and Apout Wa in Kyauktaw
township in Rakhine state, according to local sources
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21. Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and the Recent Riots
[ by Asghar Ali Engineer ]
The world
was shocked when news came
about riots in Rakhian state
(Arakan) of Myanmar between
Rohingya Muslims and
Buddhists in which more than
100 Muslims have been killed
and property worth millions
have been destroyed. AMAN
(Asian Muslim Action
Network) which has Asia wide
network decided to intervene
and bring about peace in
Myanmar (Burma) which,
otherwise, has been a
peaceful country.
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22.Rakhine state curfew widens,Security tightened after more deadly clashes
[ By Daniel Wynn, Yangon Myanmar, August 2012 ]
Authorities in Rakhine state yesterday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew
in Kyauktaw township following an outbreak of new sectarian violence
on Sunday between ethnic Rakhines and Muslim Rohingyas that left
seven people dead.
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23. Narrtive on present situation in Myanmar conflict
[ by a Victim,Sunday June 24 2012, [ By Mohamed Mufiz ]
Dear all Brothers and sisters
who concerned in this regards
Rakhine hooligans
and members, of Sumaashin (reserved secret
forces of USDP) in the supervision of Rathedaung
Township administrator, secretly entered under
the cover of nightfall in Anukprin village where
the villagers are completely Rohingyas Muslims
residing. |
24 .Mr. Win's Solution for the Rohingyas of Burma is a recipe for Fascism [ by Dr. Habib Siddiqui,2012-07-31, By Dr. Habib Siddiqui ]
Last week, I came across Mr. Kanbawza Win's article – “Killing two
birds with a stone or a Win, Win Situation” – discussing his thesis for solving the Rohingya
crisis in western Burma. As a global citizen who has
worked for decades to make our world a more inclusive
one away from the brunt of racism and bigotry, |
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25. Is the Theme of 'World Refugee Day' becoming a farce?
[ by Dr. Habib Siddiqui]
June 20 marked the World Refugee
Day. It was supposed to raise awareness of the plight of the estimated 42
million displaced people worldwide. A United Nations report released that
week showed that 800,000 people were forced to flee across borders last year
-- more than any time since 2000. |
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An Open Letter to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Burma [ by Dr. Habib Siddiqui]
Dear Daw Suu Kyi,
For more than a decade, as a concerned human rights
activist, I have worked towards release of political
prisoners like you and democratization of Burma
(Myanmar). It was good to see that the new regime had
the far-sightedness to release you with so many others
that were put behind the bars for no fault of theirs
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27. Demands grow to lift NGO refugee ban,Agencies must be allowed to aid Rohingyas, say
[ US and UN, ucanews.com reporter, Bangladesh ]
The United States has joined the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in urging
the government to allow aid agencies to restore much-needed
assistance to Rohingya Muslims who have fled sectarian violence in
neighboring Myanmar.
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28. India rolls out red carpet for Myanmar military chief
India
Friday rolled out the red carpet for the Myanmar armed
forces chief, assuring that it will support its
neighbour by providing military training to its
personnel.
Myanmar armed forces commander-in-chief General Min Aung Hlaing, who
landed in India on Wednesday, met India's Defense Minister
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29. Western Burma in Conflict: Rights, Reconciliation
[ Published in Huffingtonpost, Posted: 07/16/2012 1:43 pm ]
Two
months of horrific
escalations of violence have
engulfed western Burma's
Rakhine State. While the
conflict lurches between
reproach and revenge, the
media seems to be at a
crossroads between better
reportage and being
forgotten by the drive of
the news cycle.
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30. Report blasts Myanmar treatment of Rohingya [By Aljazeera]
Myanmar security forces have
killed, raped or carried out mass arrests of
Rohingya Muslims after deadly riots in the
northeast in June, a rights group has said, adding
the authorities had done little to prevent the
initial unrest. |
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31. Myanmar Muslims’ massacre protested
[By Nation]
RAWALPINDI - Jamaat-e-Islami
(JI), NA-56 chapter,
registered its strong
protest outside Rawalpindi
Islamabad Press Club (RIPC)
on Monday against innocent
killings of Muslims in
Myanmar.
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32.JI to observe solidarity day with Myanmar Muslims on August 3 [By The Express Tribune]
LAHORE: The Jamaat-i-Islami
(JI) will observe a solidarity day
with the Muslims of Myanmar
on August 3 against “the atrocities
being perpetrated on them by the armed forces and the
Buddhist hooligans”
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33. Report denounces Myanmar attacks on Rohingya [
By Al Jazeera And Agencies]
Al Jazeera's
Nicholas Haque filed this
exclusive report from the
Bangladesh-Myanmar border
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34.End
Rohingya Atrocities; Muslims, Buddhists Urge [By
onislam.net]
Muslim and Buddhist groups in India
called Tuesday, July 17, for the Indian government to
intervene to end the ongoing atrocities committed
against Muslims in neighboring Myanmar.
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35. Suu Kyi and the Rohingya: a Heroine No More
[By onislam.net]
Like many I watched with joy
as
Aung San Suu Kyi spent two weeks traveling
Europe. Throughout her house detention she won numerous awards including the
Nobel Peace Prize, and while in England as well as meeting the likes of the
Dalai Lama, she spoke of how her memories
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36.
Rohingya Muslims Suffer Brutal Force
[By onislam.net]
A leading human rights watchdog has
accused Burma “biased” local police and military of
using “brutal force” against Rohingya Muslim minority as sectarian
violence flared in northern Arakan (Rakhine)
state |
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37.
Suu Kyi Urged to End Myanmar Muslim Plight
[By onislam.net]
A global Muslim body appealed to
Myanmar’s pro-democracy icon Aung
San Suu Kyi on Thursday, July 5, to help end the
plight of the Muslim minority in the south-east
Asian country. |
38.To Rohingya: The Forgotten Nation
[By onislam.net]
“Illegal
immigrants!”
they shouted
at you
In a merciless
dream, I saw a
nation without
state
Hopes in
limbo, uncertain
in fate
Forgotten and
ignored, subject
to hate
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39.
Rohingya Muslims Dream of Malaysia Home
[By onislam.net]
Escaping humiliation and killing in
their home country, Myanmar Rohingya
Muslims are
feeling to
Malaysia where
they hope to get
refugee rights
to end their
plight as one of
the world's most
enduring refugee
crises. |
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Under the Yoke of Oppression [By onislam.net]
For three days,
Htay Aung was
blindfolded, and
repeatedly
forced to crouch
low, balance on
the balls of his
feet and place
his hands behind
his neck in an
interrogation
cell. Then the
questions would
start.
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