1. The Rohingya of Burma
By Emily Dixon

2. Myanmar
• Population: 56,320,206
• Primarily Buddhist
• “Unified States”
• Previously known as Burma

3. Political Unrest (Past and Present)
• Military rule
• Ne Win and the “Burmese Way to Socialism”
• Student protests and Aung San Suu Kyi
• Democratic reform

4. The Rakhine State
• Borders Bay of Bengal
• Borders Bengaldesh
• Predominantly Arakanese
• Main population of the Rohingya
• Capital: Sittwe

5. The Rohingya
• Muslim minority
• Believed to have come from Bangladesh
• “Stateless” persons
• 2nd class citizenship

6. The Problem
• Racial and religious tensions between the Rohingya and the Rakhine
• Resource scarcity and segregation
• Power hungry Government interference

7. The Refugees
• Flee to Thailand, China, Malaysia, and Bangladesh
• Border controls
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwKkessWTx4 1.26 to 2.54

8. Solutions
• Political reform and consolidation
• International interference
• 1982 Burma Citizenship Law repeal and full citizenship

9. Questions For The Future?
• Are the Rohingya Burmese?
• Where are you, Aung San Suu Kyi?

10. References
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