Muslims in whole of Buddhist governed Southeast Asian Myanmar
face persecution but the Rohingya minority community is suffering the
most. The radical Buddhists of Arakan State that are in majority have
been involved in enormous atrocities against the minority Rohingya
Muslims ever since 2003. They have been brutally murdering Muslims,
including women and children and are doing all this barbarity with the
backing and support of the Myanmar regime, political and religious
leadership and the law enforcement agencies.
Leader of National League for Democratic movement Aung San Suu
Kyi, who is Nobel peace prize winner, has so far failed to condemn the
violence mainly because it is being carried out by the backbone of her
own political network.
The Myanmar government has annulled the citizenship of more than
four lakh Muslims. Having lived there for 7 centuries, Rohingyas have
suddenly become stateless with no identity and are marooned and forsaken
by the world. Rohingyas are among the most persecuted minorities in the
world. The cruel subjugation of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has crossed
all the boundaries since 2012. The world and the UN are quietly
watching the genocide and none is coming forward to stop the ethnic
cleansing and provide succor to the 140,000 displaced Rohingyas.
History
Delving into the background history of Rohingyas, one finds that
Muslim Arab traders had started arriving in