More than 800,000 Muslims live in Burma currently. These Muslims belong to the Arakan state of western Burma, the area being known as the Rohingya. Thereby, these Muslims are referred to as the Rohingyan Muslims. Being a minority, these Muslims have always been mistreated by the ethnic and religious clashes in Burma. These classes include Buddhists. For many decades, more specifically since 1920, violence against Muslims has increased. The Buddhist community has been increasingly violent towards the minority Muslim community. Since June 2012, many Muslims have been killed, raped, and burnt alive and slaughtered. There is no specific reason for the violence. But, since the Arabs have started to settle in Arakan state, the tolerance of the Buddhists for the Muslim community has reduced drastically. Based on these facts, the Buddhists never let go of any opportunity of being violent to the Muslims.
The fact is not related to an increase in violence, but to the silence adopted by the international community on the levels of the tortures and injustice being endured by the Burmese Muslim community. A number of international and well known public figures are turning their backs on the status of these Muslims in the Burmese community. There are a number of public figures who support the violent behaviors of the Buddhists with the Burmese Muslims.
One of the main examples of such personalities includes Aung San Suu Kyi, who is a well-known Nobel Laureate. An important and a disturbing statement as given by Aung San Suu Kyi is that Muslims living in Burma are not to be given the status of citizens. Adding to this, she has never condemned to the killings of Muslims in Burma. The only statement made by her during any important press conference mentions the fact of the existence of ethnic and religious conflicts between Buddhists and Muslims. She has always been found saying that the ethnic and religious conflicts need to be dealt with in a better manner. These kinds of cold statements are a source of shock for the society as Aung San Suu Kyi is a Nobel peace prize winner.
The second important example is the Dalai Lama who is a well-known undercover CIA agent. He has never uttered a single word of sympathy for the Muslims of Burma. The intolerance of the Buddhists against Muslims is increasing day by day and it needs to be noticed. This is the kind of behavior that results in an increase of violence from the side of the Buddhists, consequently an increase in pains of the suffering Muslims. When there is no one from the international community to answer for the pains of these Muslims, the Muslims will somehow start preparing for their own defense. Many Muslims have started forming resistance groups in order to combat the attacks launched at them by the Buddhist community.
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