Dear MEL
Topic Readers,
'They
will kill us': The Rohingya refugees fleeing torture and rape in Myanmar
Religious
reason or racial hatred? According to the state media, the operation by the
army soldiers was to clear certain areas to find the suspects who killed nine
soldiers in October, and is for the sake of national security. The clearance
operations included activities like burning the houses, raping women, killing
men and chasing those who managed to escape to the border.
Who are
the people persecuted by the Myanmar military forces? They are the Rohingya [ˈroʊɪndʒə] people. Most of them are Muslim
and their population in Myanmar is estimated to be somewhere around 1.3
million. Though there isn’t any state religion in the country, the vast
majority of the Myanmarese believe in Buddhism, and Islam is just one of the
minor religions. Unfortunately, the Rohingya people have been segregated and ill-treated
for long and is perceived as one of the most persecuted minorities in the world.
Do you
remember or know the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate for her non-violent
struggle for democracy and human rights?
Enjoy
reading and remembering who the political leader of Myanmar is.
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