Rohingya Muslims have described horrific rapes, massacres and atrocities at the hands of Burmese forces as the government continues to deny allegations of genocide.
Tens of thousands of people from the ethnic minority have been fleeing into Bangladesh to escape the violence, described as anti-terror “clearance operations” by the President’s office.
A young mother told the Associated Press how soldiers raided her village in Rakhine state and set light to the thatched homes before shooting anyone trying to flee into surrounding fields. (Courtesy of independent.co.uk)
December 14, 2016
NGO Calls Suu Kyi An International Terrorist, Urge The World To Boycott Myanmar's Economy
Following her indifference towards the fate of her own people, especially the plight of the Rohingyas, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been likened to an international terrorist instead.
According to Tan Sri Ali Rustam, President of the Malay and Islamic World (DMDI), Suu Kyi, who is also the the State Counsellor of Myanmar, has been held in high esteem as someone who fought for peace, democracy and humanity but has suddenly changed her stance.
Ali said that DMDI is shocked at Suu Kyi's appalling inaction, seemingly willing to keep her eyes, mouth and ears turned away from the sufferings of the Rohingya Muslims.
“Suu Kyi is also trying to create confusion that brutality is not only felt by Muslims but also by the Buddhists-majority Myanmar population. (Courtesy of malaysiandigest.com)
According to Tan Sri Ali Rustam, President of the Malay and Islamic World (DMDI), Suu Kyi, who is also the the State Counsellor of Myanmar, has been held in high esteem as someone who fought for peace, democracy and humanity but has suddenly changed her stance.
Ali said that DMDI is shocked at Suu Kyi's appalling inaction, seemingly willing to keep her eyes, mouth and ears turned away from the sufferings of the Rohingya Muslims.
“Suu Kyi is also trying to create confusion that brutality is not only felt by Muslims but also by the Buddhists-majority Myanmar population. (Courtesy of malaysiandigest.com)
The World’s Newest Muslim Insurgency Is Being Waged in Burma
International Crisis Group interviews with several members of the armed group that carried out attacks against government forces in October and November, as well as other sources, have revealed important new details about the situation in western Burma.
The group refers to itself as Harakah al-Yaqin, or Faith Movement in Arabic. It was established following the 2012 deadly riots between Buddhists and Muslims in 2012, which killed some 200 people and displaced over 120,000, almost all of them Muslim. Most have long been denied citizenship and face draconian restrictions on freedom of movement — limiting their access to government services and jobs.
This new armed group is overseen by a committee of Rohingya émigrés based in Mecca. The public face of its operations in northern Arakan, also called Rakhine, is Ata Ullah (known by several aliases), who is the main speaker in several videos released by the group. He was born in Karachi to a Rohingya father and grew up in Mecca. He is part of a group of 20 Rohingya who have international experience in modern guerrilla warfare and are leading operations on the ground in northern Arakan. Also with them is a senior Islamic scholar, Ziabur Rahman, a Saudi-educated Rohingya mufti with the authority to issue fatwas. (Courtesy of time.com)
The group refers to itself as Harakah al-Yaqin, or Faith Movement in Arabic. It was established following the 2012 deadly riots between Buddhists and Muslims in 2012, which killed some 200 people and displaced over 120,000, almost all of them Muslim. Most have long been denied citizenship and face draconian restrictions on freedom of movement — limiting their access to government services and jobs.
This new armed group is overseen by a committee of Rohingya émigrés based in Mecca. The public face of its operations in northern Arakan, also called Rakhine, is Ata Ullah (known by several aliases), who is the main speaker in several videos released by the group. He was born in Karachi to a Rohingya father and grew up in Mecca. He is part of a group of 20 Rohingya who have international experience in modern guerrilla warfare and are leading operations on the ground in northern Arakan. Also with them is a senior Islamic scholar, Ziabur Rahman, a Saudi-educated Rohingya mufti with the authority to issue fatwas. (Courtesy of time.com)
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