Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Muslim victims of Myanmar: Conflicts and Homeless People


Myanmar is a predominantly Buddhist country, but about 5 percent of its 60 million people are Muslim. They face a growing campaign of anti-Islamic sentiment led by radical Buddhist monks. In Myanmar's central heartlands, justice and security is elusive for thousands of Muslims whose homes were destroyed by Buddhist mob during conflict in March. During the violence, 43 people were killed and most of them are Muslims. In additional, Buddhist monks make nearly 13,000 Muslims had to leave their home and move to prison-like camps. "It's for their own security," said a police officer at a camp inside a sports stadium on Meikhtila's outskirts. However, the live situation there is not well. The Muslims in Myanmar currently are still isolated from the majority.
So as a Buddhism dominated country, I think this kind of tragedy is happening because the government has bias on Muslims. Because the government members in Myanmar are mostly Buddhists, so they may have hatred to Muslims even themselves. So I think if even the government of a country abandoned its niche religion believers, for those homeless people, there is no other way to survive but leave the country and ask for foreign help.

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