deafmuslimpunx:drsonnet:The rise of genocidal Buddhist racism against the Rohingyathemindislimitless
deafmuslimpunx:drsonnet:The rise of genocidal Buddhist racism against the Rohingyathemindislimitless:toshayjam:The rise of genocidal Buddhist racism against the Rohingya, a minority community of nearly one million people in the western Burmese province of Rakhine (also known as Arakan), is an international humanitarian crisis. The military-ruled state has been relentless in its attempts to erase Rohingya ethnic identity, which was officially recognized as a distinct ethnic group in 1954 by the democratic government of Prime Minister U Nu. Indeed, in the past months of violent conflict, beginning in June 2012, the Rohingya have suffered over 90 percent of the total death toll and property destruction, including the devastation of entire villages and city neighborhoods. Following the initial eruption of violence in western Burma, several waves of killing, arson, and rampage have been directed at the Rohingya, backed by Burma’s security forces. — Dr. Maung Zarni, Buddhist Nationalism in BurmaPhotos— Jonathan Saruk: Kutupalong and Leda Refugee Camp, Bangladesh, November 14 and 19.Our brothers and sisters are being massacred before our eyes. I wish the U.N would step in and do something!!! Shame on all the Arab and South Asian governments for refusing to step in and help our fellow Muslims. -- source link
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