Look at us with a Merciful Eye amid stateless: Rohingya (Part I)

Ibrahim Shah

RB Article

March 30, 2013

“A plea to world inhabitants to rescue Rohingya from the lively killings of Rakhine extremists” 

According to ‘The Declaration of Universal Human Rights’, we learnt that every human kind has the right to claim about his/her own identity as their ancestry. It is a major crime to force somebody to acknowledge wrongly about his/her identity. In accordance with, the analysis on the “History of Arakan and her people” we meet with the two main indigenous races namely: the Mohammedans, Rohingya from northern Arakan and the Mogh, Rakhine in the southern part but it is so disgraceful today that the intruders Myanmarese led by late Burmese King Bowdawphaya captured the sovereign power of the Arakan territory since 1784 AD, changed mostly the ancient names of Arakan properties such as temples, shrines, mosques, streets, rivers, etc and eventually deny officially the existence of Rohingya . 

Since 1784 the sovereign Rakhine territory, formerly Arakan was hit by devilish storm of colonization repeatedly until today. According to reliable geographical and historical backgrounds, the Rohingya people have been living fundamentally and centrally in western part of Myanmar, northern Rakhine state mainly in Buthidaung, Maungdaw, western part of Rathedaung, Sittwe Townships massively and also there are some living scattered around the whole country Myanmar. The Rohingya is one of the distinguished races of Myanmar with own ancient tradition, celebrated culture, popular heritage, rich grammatical language, glorious religion, unique fashion, typical uniform and surprisingly distinction from other races because they protect strictly from eradication their ethnic race by others both politically and racially. If we focus watchfully throughout the Myanmar most of the ethnic races could not saved themselves from the brutality of dominant group, majority Myanmarese and mostly the Myanmarese made transformed into Myanmarese by forcibly marriage to non-Myanmarese only aiming to rebuild chauvinistically the country with only one race --- Myanmarese. 

Apparently, it is in fact, injustice to rule perpetually the whole state with double standard according to the circumstances of respective territories by racially differentiation. Mostly in ethnic minorities areas it is being perpetuated the racially differentiation even with national registration card: i.e. first step. For Mon, Mon + Burma, after some years later, as second step, put only Burma after Mon deleting; with such strategic planning the Myanmarese already built up the whole country with only one race Myanmarese. If we see watchfully throughout the state from top to bottom in all kinds of official posts, only meet with one race Myanmarese in any higher ranks and the rest ethnic races perceive desperately flavor of lower class posts. 

To perceive and become purity from the accusation created by Myanmar chauvinists and Rakhine racists against Rohingya it is extremely necessary for perfect explanation about the term Rohingya so here by it is highlighted briefly with illustration of rooted evidence from an authentic primary source; evidently it is recorded the existence of Rohingya in to Arakan by European Historian in 1799 as such: Francis Buchanan, “A Comparative Vocabulary of Some of the Languages Spoken in the Burma Empire”. And it is the first historical document mentioning the Rooinga, today’s Rohingya without any corruption. And later Rohingya is officially announced from parliamentary government of prime minister U Nu in 1951 and later in 1954 the president U Ba Swe also said that the Rohingya are a race like other races in Burma and have equal rights. Rohingya are allowed to broadcast radio programs in Rohingya language, currently Rohingyalish by this systematical schedule: from 15 May 1961 to 1 October 1965. 

Unfortunately, the devilish mentor, world worst dictator general Ne Win violently deprived the full citizenship rights imposing a discriminatory law, Act 1982 citizenship which affected mainly and fundamentally to Rohingya . Since his dictatorship, he clearly cleansed up preferring racism of Buddhism most of Rohingya brilliant students, illustrious religious scholars, experienced politicians including writers and national singers. 

Furthermore, there is imposed restrictions for higher education, marriage, population growing rate, domestic and international travelling, religious functions, communication, transportation, traditional ceremonies, politics, health, living standard, etc. Later since 1990, instigated racism chauvinistically to Buddhist officials gradually and at last in 2012 every Buddhists families are put mindset of racism of Buddhism by one of Buddhist monk chiefs Virathu from Mandalay region,central Burma directly sponsored from president Thein Sein. Thein Sein was a former military high rank officer and later become civilianized president of Myanmar in 2010 .it is to be described with great anxiety that he implements all the rest procedure to eradicate ethnic minorities mainly Rohingya that remained during the dictatorship of his predecessor senior general Than Shwe. 

While democratic reforms are gradually adopted forward, only aiming to eliminate the Rohingya from feeling of taste of flavor of democracy the regime chief boldly took the multiple- sword: slaughtering innocent people of Rohingya. On 8th June 2012, the deliberately happened collision was created with severe preparation mainly containing modern weapons, in which, attempted to completely genocide the entire Rohingya for the last time ever. The most wicked and the most powerful organizer of that genocide was President Thein Sein. Due to suddenly approaching misfortune unto them, their criminally formed stragical plan of Rohingya genocide was became miscarriage and at once he, president Thein Sein proposed immorally and impudently disobeying the democratic rules in last July 11 to UNHCR chief Mr. Gueteress to congregate the Rohingya building a camp as temporary shelter until any third country simply welcomes. 

Again, through resumption of the perpetration Genocide against Rohingya in last October, to implement the conspiracy for eradication Rohingya, the Buddhists extremists and regime of president thein Sein with RNDP victimized the whole Rakhine state only strictly Rohingya and become IDPs more times than the first time over crowded. And ceased external-shooting dramatically to show international communities that the regime itself restoring peace and harmony within Rakhine and Rohingya but alternatively they long breathed it i.e. sophisticated preparation for finally onetime diminish plan. 

To be continued. 

Ibrahim Shah is a Rohingya activist. He can be reached via Twitter: @ibrmshah. The writings, here, are of his own and do not reflect the editorial policy of RB.