As per “The Countdown to Annihilation: Genocide in Myanmar” by Penny Green, Thomas MacManus and Alicia de la Cour Venning: “The first President of Burma, Sao Shwe Thaike, a Shan, claimed in 1959 that the ‘Muslims of Arakan certainly belong to the indigenous races of Burma. If they do not belong to the indigenous races, we also cannot be taken as indigenous races”.
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The Rohingya Muslims are the people of the Rakhine state of Myanmar (Burma) who are, historically, known to have set foot in the Burmese land, mainly the Rakhine state, in the 8th century for the purposes of trading and religious preaching.
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Is ethnic cleansing happening in Myanmar? There are some key themes that can usually be used to define ethnic cleansing. Some of these include ideas like military control, state media propaganda, violence happening against a growing minority group, etc…
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Abhorrence in ignorance. A truth we have managed to disregard, in consistent harmony, around the world since the dawn of civilization. One may witness an oblivious state of being towards the genocide of Native Americans as Christopher Columbus stands well known to this date. A holiday in his name and, surprisingly, a following of deranged ignorant illiterates that still herald his name in joyous recognition. The father of a nation. A blood riddled past holds insignificant weight in the eyes of people that choose to live in ignorance. Human existence all over the world is, sadly, no different.
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It is always the most beautiful of nations that have the most tragic of histories, and it is always the most innocent of peoples that suffer the most dire of consequences. The story of Khmer Rouge’s legacy is one of victimhood, as Cambodia was sent through hell and back in a matter of four long years.
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