The Rise of a Eichmann’s Hell in Burma- (Part 1) | M.S Anwar
Introduction
More than six million Jews
were systematically murdered and millions more were expelled from Europe by
Nazi German Fascists through severe persecutions during WWII. Among the major
architects of Nazi Holocaust of Jews, Adolf Eichmann was the one whose
task one was to uphold the killing capacity of the concentration camps by
allowing a steady flow of Jews victims. He was born in 1906 and sentenced to
death by Jerusalem court as a war criminal after his capture in Argentina in
1960. During his lifetime, his extermination camps were known as EICHMANN’s
HELL.
After this terrible holocaust
of Jews (human beings) influenced by Darwinism, the nations and people across
the globe deeply regretted and took oath to not let happen such kind of
atrocities, ethnic cleansing, genocides and the crimes against humanity take
place on the earth again. However, it went on in China led by Mao Zhe dong, in
Cambodia led by Pol Pot, in Rwanda etc. Yet, the some people did not seem to
take lessons from Jews Holocaust and people across the globe did not take any
effective measures to stop those massacres in time. But they did mourn after
those innocent people had been mercilessly murdered. But for what use is the
mourning like this?
The Rise of
Eichmann’s Hell
Today at this moment,
dreadfully, the similar kinds of atrocities and holocaust that occurred in a
certain Eichmann’s Hell are taking place at a corner of the world against a
people largely forgotten by the world. Like Jews in the past, they have been
systematically persecuted throughout historical periods based on their ethnicity,
race and their religion. Genocides against them were carried out in past too.
Yet, their vulnerable plights and helpless situation can hardly draw any
world’s attention. They are one of the world’s most persecuted people
recognized by the United Nations and the people who are in the danger of
extermination and extinction according to Human Rights Watch.
This unfortunate and largely
forgotten people are none other than the people who are known as Rohingya
today. They inhabit in Arakan, western-part of Burma which has long been known
as a country ruled by one of the world’s more oppressive and tyrannical
government in the world. They are descendants of Indo-Aryan people (original
Indian settlers of Arakan), whose settlement in Arakan dated back to Before
Christian Era, later ethnically mixed with other races and practice Islam in
the predominantly Buddhist country. Yet, they have been being branded as the
illegal Bengali settlers of British colonial era by Burmese Junta, bigotry and
ultra-nationalist Burmese people and some so-called democratic activists alike.
Burma is a multi-ethnic and
multi-religious country. And its almost all of the ethnic races are of
mongoloid origin. Unfortunately, Rohingyas happen to be only ethnic race of
Indian origin among mongoloid people. Furthermore, in a country which has high
degree of restrictions on other religions besides Buddhism, Rohingya practice
Islam.
Rohingyas
Accused of Being Illegal Immigrants!
It has become easier for
xenophobic Burmese to brand Rohingya as illegal Bengalis because of
similarities between their religion and physical appearance. They should be
more real, factual and logical than beating around the bush on the Rohingya
matter. Since Bangladesh and Arakan have existed since the beginning of the world,
it is quite natural that people would have migrated from one side to another
and vice versa from the time of immemorial. Why would their migrations only be
during British Colonial period and after the independence of Burma? Therefore,
the accusation that Rohingyas are recent illegal Bengali immigrants is
illogical and unnatural. Even if Rohingyas are descendants of Bengali
immigrants of British time, they cannot be called illegal ones because
migration from one place to another (within its colonized countries) was absolutely
legal.
Moreover, during the time of the agreement between Burmese
National Hero Gen. Aung San and Aktle, he (Aung San) promised that he would recognize everyone as citizen
of Burma who was living within its territory. Contrary to the very recent
accusation that Rohingyas entered Arakan illegally after 1948, Rohingyas have
only been leaving Arakan to escape the persecutions. One has to go and live
with Rohingyas in Arakan for one year to know their vulnerable plights. Anyway,
I wonder why people from Bangladesh, a
democratic country with equal rights and justice, should come to Burma ruled by
an oppressive Junta, less economic opportunities and poorer infrastructures
(even if Bangladesh has huge population)? Who will want to die after coming
into a country ruled by tyrants?
Rohingyas were recognized as
citizens by the then democratic government of U Nu, the only democratic
government in Burma history, after the independence of Burma. To the Rohingyas’
misfortune, a cruel and hardliner nationalist called General Ne Win toppled U
Nu’s democratic government and seized the power in 1962. This was the initial
point of the rise of an EICHMANN’s HELL in Burma for Rohingyas accompanied with
systematic oppressions, expulsion and untold massacres against Rohingyas.
Mohammed Sheikh Anwar is an activist studying
Bachelor of Arts in Business Studies at Westminster International College,
Malaysia
