Author: Jean A. BerliePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Acculturation
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The Burmanization of Myanmar's Muslims
Author: Jean A. BerliePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Acculturation
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The Muslims of Burma
Author: Moshe YegarIslam and the State in Myanmar
Author: Melissa CrouchPublisher:
ISBN: 9780199086979
Category : Buddhism
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
This volume explores relations between Islam and Buddhism and the state in Myanmar, offering an informed response to contemporary issues facing the Muslim communities there.
The Problem of Muslim National Identity in Myanmar
Author: Myint Thein (a) Abdus SalaamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Burma
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
This study examines the identity of Muslim communities in Myanmar (Burma) based on their ancient origins and settlements in Myanmar and their struggle to maintain their national identity under successive governments. The results of this study confirm that Muslim communities in Myanmar, namely Burman Muslims (including Pathi, Myedu and Zerbadee), Rakhine Muslims (including Rohingya and Kaman), Panthay Muslims (Chinese) and Pashu Muslims (Malay) have historically evolved and are stable communities, like other ethnic groups of Myanmar, and that they are by right Myanmar nationals. This study shows that Muslim communities at Burma's independence automatically had Burmese citizenship, the same status as all other citizens of Burma, and that they were among the 144 national races of Burma until 1982. However, they gradually lost their status, rights and privileges after the military coup led by General Ne Win, in 1962. It is the main finding of the present research that the 1982 Burma Citizenship Law created by General Ne Win did not only deliberately target the Rohingyas in Rakhine State to make them "Stateless" and refugees, but also degraded most of the Muslims and other minorities throughout the country to become second class or third class citizens without any justification. This study also found that the 1982 Burma Citizenship Law is contrary to the basic principles of the United Nations Charter, human rights and international norms.
General Ne Win’s Legacy of Burmanization in Myanmar
Author: Saw Eh HtooPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 981971270X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Burma's Muslims
Author: Andrew SelthPublisher: Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
ISBN:
Category : Burma
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
Myanmar's Enemy Within
Author: Francis WadePublisher: Zed Books Ltd.
ISBN: 1783605308
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
For decades Myanmar has been portrayed as a case of good citizen versus bad regime – men in jackboots maintaining a suffocating rule over a majority Buddhist population beholden to the ideals of non-violence and tolerance. But in recent years this narrative has been upended. In June 2012, violence between Buddhists and Muslims erupted in western Myanmar, pointing to a growing divide between religious communities that before had received little attention from the outside world. Attacks on Muslims soon spread across the country, leaving hundreds dead, entire neighbourhoods turned to rubble, and tens of thousands of Muslims confined to internment camps. This violence, breaking out amid the passage to democracy, was spurred on by monks, pro-democracy activists and even politicians. In this gripping and deeply reported account, Francis Wade explores how the manipulation of identities by an anxious ruling elite has laid the foundations for mass violence, and how, in Myanmar’s case, some of the most respected and articulate voices for democracy have turned on the Muslim population at a time when the majority of citizens are beginning to experience freedoms unseen for half a century.
Islam and the State in Myanmar
Author: Roshan Lal ZintaPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780199461202
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Study conducted in different areas of Kāngra District, India.
Myanmar's 'Rohingya' Conflict
Author: Anthony WarePublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0190928867
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Offers new analysis of the complexities of the conflict and new insights into what is preventing a peaceful resolution to this intractable
Burma (Myanmar): The Time for Change
Author: Martin SmithPublisher: Minority Rights Group
ISBN: 1897693591
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
‘Let us unite and work together ...’ These words were spoken by the independence hero Aung San, at the 1947 conference where the ethnic principles of the future Union of Burma were agreed. Within six months, Aung San and most of his cabinet had been assassinated. Following independence from Great Britain in 1948, a pattern of conflict and state failure was established that has lasted to the present day. A country of abundant natural resources and human potential at independence, by the late 1980s Burma/Myanmar had declined to Least Developed Country status. However, as this report goes to press, there is a small chance that Burma and its peoples may be turning towards peace after decades of conflict. The author, Martin Smith, describes the pre-colonial and colonial roots of the conflicts that have dominated Burma in the second half of the twentieth century, and the attempts to resolve them at independence. He discusses the periods of parliamentary democracy, military socialist and ‘transitional’ military rule. In a section on the peoples of Burma, he gives an overview of the main ethnic minority groups: Chin, Chinese, Indians, Kachin, Karen, Karenni, Mon, Naga, Rakhine and Shan. From the 1990s, Burma has begun to open up to humanitarian agencies; the report describes how these projects have so far produced understanding of the needs of the country, rather than delivering decisive progress. Major human rights issues are also discussed: extrajudicial killings, displacement of populations, forced labour, illegal use of landmines and child soldiers. The position of women and restrictions on freedom of expression of minority cultures, and the challenges posed by HIV/AIDS and the trade in narcotics are also covered. This timely report gives a concise picture of the major conflicts in Burma during the last century and the issues it faces in this one, at a crucial moment in its history.