Stateless Minority People Of The Rohingya

Ethnic Tensions in Myanmar and the Rohingya Crisis: A Transnational Issue Sara Ahmed PSC 135 Word Count: 1885 "I pledge on my honor that I have done this work with honesty and integrity, without giving or receiving unauthorized assistance." In June and October 2012, Myanmar, also known as Burma, saw two surges in violent ethnic conflict between the Rohingya, a minority Muslim group, and Burmese Buddhists who constitute the majority population in the country. The conflict was centered

culture, language and politics. One’s national identity is the sense of belonging to a state or nation, this feeling is shared by a group of people, regardless of legal status of citizenships status. the situation of Rakhine State is one of a pernicious mixture of historical centre- periphery tensions, serious inter communal and inter-religious conflict with minority Muslim communities as well as extreme poverty and under development. This has lead to major violence highlighted in 2012 with further sporadic

the prosecution of Rohingya was first proposed by hopeful minds because logically speculating; the possibility of solving such tragedy was slim. However, the Burmese made no effort to learn from their mistake rather continued prosecuting the Rohingya minority. They have made history their master, and as a result are blind from the reality.

Assignment on Rohingya Submitted by Samanta Islam Id-172011101 Department-BBA Submitted to Mr.Ahmed Sharif Assignment submission date-22.11.17 Presentation date-11.12.17 Who are the Rohingya and where are they from? Rohingya have often been called the most persecuted minority in the world. The 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims squeezed precariously into the north-west state of Rakhine, in mainly Buddhist Burma, bordering majority Muslim Bangladesh, are stateless and unwanted. Neither country

Who are the Rohingya? Described as the world’s most persecuted people, 1.1 million Rohingya people live in Myanmar. They live predominately in Rakhine state, where they have co-existed uneasily alongside Buddhists for decades. Rohingya people say they are descendants of Muslims, perhaps Persian and Arab traders, who came to Myanmar generations ago. Unlike the Buddhist community, they speak a language similar to the Bengali dialect of Chittagong in Bangladesh. The Rohingya are reviled by many in Myanmar

UN, Rohingya Muslims are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. Due to clashes/conflicts between militant Muslims and Buddhists and poor economic conditions within Burma, many have fled the country, especially Rohingya Muslims primarily situated/centred around the conflict zones. Neighboring Thailand acts as an idealized “sanctuary” for the displaced refugees, though in reality even further abuse and exploitation occurs over the border due to the incompatibility of these stateless individuals

Story of a Muslim Rohingya The Rohingya is an ethnic minority who has lived for centuries in Arakan, a small area in Burma, currently known as Rakhine. Although they are living in a Buddhist majority country, the majority of the Rohingya are Muslims. In 1982, their lives have changed drastically as the Myanmar government has rejected their citizenship. Since then, they are regarded as a ‘stateless’ ethnic group and their rights within the country have been restricted. The Rohingya are controlled by

As the well known American judge William Joseph Brennan Jr. once said, “Religious conflict can be the bloodiest and cruelest conflicts that turn people into fanatics.” They often lead into wars and indefinite massacres. These kind of tensions tend to occur because of a fear that grows inside a country’s majority from a significant increase of another minor ethnic or religious group. That is the case Myanmar or Burma is facing today. According to the CNN journalist Ivan Watson, the conflict is happening

Conflict occurs when people disagree with each other whether it be what one is doing, saying or even believes. Often times this leads to violence from the opposing sides who are trying to stop the other. When it takes place at the level of it being a global conflict involving countries then the violence tends to be catastrophic resulting in many lives lost and others injured. Countries have conflicts within itself, for example, the American Civil War when the North and South were fighting each other

the host country can be significantly altered as well. The country of origin may experience negative economic impacts, such as a shortage of skilled workers (global issues). Most people migrated from their home land to the United States due to religious persecution, forced migration, equality and unemployment. First, people migrated to the United States due to religious persecution. During the colonial era, the first American settlers were seeking religious freedom in other words they wanted freedom