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Stop Myanmar violence before jihadis step in

Published: July 20, 2012

The writer is national editor at The Express Tribune [email protected]

Gut-wrenching tales and grisly images are trickling out of Myanmar over a month after sectarian violence flared in its western Rakhine state. Hundreds of Rohingyas — a destitute, marginalised Muslim community disowned by the state — have been killed and maimed and tens of thousands made to flee their homes following organised attacks on villages by local Arakanese Buddhists. It started off when an Arakanese woman was raped and killed by Rohingya Muslims in late May. In a bloody reprisal, an Arakanese mob plucked 10 Rohingyas from a passenger bus and lynched them. The violence escalated to other villages and towns as mobs killed the Rohingyas wantonly and burnt down their properties.

Media reports suggest that the violence has not subsided despite a slew of ‘cosmetic measures’ by the quasi-democratic government of President Thein Sein. Alarmingly, state agencies — the border security force in particular — are colluding with marauding Arakanese mobs in what is now being dubbed as ‘ethnic cleansing’ of the Rohingyas.

Local media blames the Rohingyas for setting off the latest upsurge in violence. Given the pathetic conditions of the Rohingyas, who live in squalid towns as ‘lesser’ citizens of the Buddhist-majority land, and given a history of state discrimination against them, the Rohingyas are unlikely to have invited the wrath of their ‘superior’ fellow countrymen.

Independent observers suspect a bigger conspiracy at play.  They believe that Myanmar’s powerful military has unscrupulously planned the violence to cash in on popular anti-Rohingya sentiment in an effort to reassert its importance and discredit the iconic pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. A statement in favour of the Rohingyas would definitely damage Suu Kyi’s popularity among the majority Arakanese community. Perhaps, Suu Kyi knows this and this is why she did not respond to calls, including one from the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, to use her clout to get the violence stopped.

Rakhine is facing a media blackout: foreign journalists are denied access to the strife-torn region, while local media persons are barred from reporting on the violence. President Sein has spurned calls from Amnesty International and the top US envoy for his country to hold an independent inquiry into the deadly rioting. Instead, he has set up an official inquiry commission. How can one expect an ‘impartial inquiry’ from President Sein, who believes that the expulsion of all 800,000 Rohingyas from Rakhine is the only solution to the communal discord in his country?

Aside from subdued condemnations from some Muslim states, no serious effort has been made to get the bloodletting stopped. Regrettably, Pakistan has not offered even the ceremonial lip-service. This pogrom against the Rohingyas also does not figure on the priority lists of our ratings-hungry media, squabbling politicians and spotlight-savvy rights crusaders.

The international community should pressure the Myanmar leaders to get the senseless violence stopped. Inaction would only help radicals and jihadists, who might use the ‘Muslim genocide’ in Myanmar as a rallying call. They are already flooding the social networking websites Facebook and Twitter with disturbing images and hearsay accounts of the violence to build their case.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 21st, 2012. 

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Reader Comments (69)

  • faraz
    Jul 20, 2012 - 11:22PM

    It’s basically ethnic violence but people here portray it as Islam vs. Buddhism; but ideological battle against Buddhism makes little sense, so they have brought in the ‘Zionists media’ and ‘Christian West’ which is deliberately silent because of ideological reasons!

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  • 3rdRockfromtheSun
    Jul 20, 2012 - 11:50PM

    A little rich this protest coming from Pakistan, don’t you think? Seen the treatment of minorities in your country lately – I don’t see hordes of Hindus / Christians calling for a ‘religious war’ against Pakistan – or Sudan, Indonesia etc where the majority treatment of the minority is less than stellar.
    And as you indicated, this was triggered by an act of the members of the Muslim community – similar to an instance in your eastern neighbour, where the subsequent rioting led to the deaths of many from both communities. Without condoning the violence from either side – why is it only the Muslim community that goes up in arms at the slightest of provocations?
    Muslims are killing Muslims in Syria – where are the calls to march to Damascus?

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  • Falcon
    Jul 20, 2012 - 11:58PM

    Naveed – Understandable. But let me ask you this. Other than reading news of this unfortunate event and sympathizing with the victims, what can common people or even politicians in Pakistan do? Does Pakistan even have the political clout to take on other country when it is itself mired in so many internal problems of discrimination against minorities?

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  • Imran Con
    Jul 20, 2012 - 11:59PM

    Saying for it to stop before so called “jihadis” step in is not helpful in the slightest. You do realize those “jihadis” are the main cause of most dislike for Muslims, right? The first sight of them is likely going to make it even worse. Not only make it worse. Also give them a type of justification to raise the level of violence against them.
    You’ll be able to make them look like good guys right up until the time they start their own brand of depraved violence, then most sympathies will end up being lost in the cross fire.

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  • kaalchakra
    Jul 21, 2012 - 12:01AM

    This is what I have always said – non-Muslims must not give reason for Jihadis to start Jihad. If they do, they can’t blame Muslims or Islam. Simple logic, somehow people will do anything to avoid facing it.

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  • kaalchakra
    Jul 21, 2012 - 12:03AM

    Imran Con

    Let me ask you since you spoke of the ’cause for most dislike for Muslims’.

    Why do non-Muslims have to be unjust? If they were just, there would be no Jihad.

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  • BlackJack
    Jul 21, 2012 - 12:04AM

    There are more muslims being killed by their countrymen in Pakistan than in Myanmar. The situation with the Rohingya is unfortunate, but trust people like the writer to portray it as an ethnic cleansing of muslims – part of the relentless search for opportunities to classify muslims as victims to justify the existence and motivation of your jihadis and extremists; unnecessary since they don’t need real cases of genocide as the system is perfectly capable of cooking up stuff at a moment’s notice (there is currently a blog on this subject with illustrative content – pls do take a look). Also, the argument that this is being done to discredit Aung San Suu Kyi is fatuous as the entire world knows that she is just a minority party leader and member of parliament with no decision making powers.

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  • Jul 21, 2012 - 12:05AM

    Stop Myanmar violence before jihadis step in

    Pity that you are calling for action viz-a-viz the situation in Myanmar not because of the humanitarian crisis which it is but because of your perceived hatred for Jihad etc.

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  • 1984
    Jul 21, 2012 - 12:18AM

    Though I deeply condemn the Rohingya violence. I think we should try to solve this without making this into a Muslim-Buddhist agenda.If Bangladeshis couldnt accept fellow muslims.It means that it is not of regional not religious

    For the Jihadis,I’ve a question…How come none of you have stepped in the Xingjang province to support the Uiyghur Muslims where the govt sponsored slaughtering is anywhere between 1,000 to 30,000???

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  • Truth bites
    Jul 21, 2012 - 12:35AM

    If there will not be jihadis among you, you will suffer the way people in Burma are suffering.

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  • Rise n Shine
    Jul 21, 2012 - 12:40AM

    The international community should pressure the Myanmar leaders to get the senseless violence stopped. Inaction would only help radicals and jihadists, who might use the ‘Muslim genocide’ in Myanmar as a rallying call. They are already flooding the social networking websites Facebook and Twitter with disturbing images and hearsay accounts of the violence to build their case.

    ‘The international community should pressurize the leaders of Myanmar’ bit sounds fair enough, but is there anybody who will pressurize the jihadis? Why does the title of this piece sound like a veiled threat? Should one expect a proportionate response from nationalistic Chinese, Japanese, Sri Lankan, Thai and people from other Buddhist countries in favor of their fellow Buddhists? If a nation or a people are not wanting or willing to stop the radicals from among them, and see them as an legitimate extension of their geo-political goals, should they then have the right to demand action against their genuine victimization at the hands of radicals from other faiths?

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  • G M
    Jul 21, 2012 - 12:43AM

    who will give dollars to jihadis in Burma?? they will never go there.

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  • Sherry
    Jul 21, 2012 - 12:45AM

    Dear ET,

    aik taraf tu u publish Social media is lying to you about Burma’s Muslim ‘cleansing’ (http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/12867/social-media-is-lying-to-you-about-burmas-muslim-cleansing/) and convince us tht all tht is going on is not true and then u come up with this atricle. Bechari awam politicians ki tarha aap pr bhi yaqeen na karay?

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  • Mirza
    Jul 21, 2012 - 12:51AM

    How does it become a Pakistan’s problem? Does Pakistan need to look for more problems because it does not have any of its own? Is Pakistan the super power of the region who wants to see desired govts in other countries? Is Bengal not close enough to look at this next door problem?
    As far Jihadist going there, great they would move away from Pakistan but it is not going to happen. This is an empty threat and these Jihadists are too busy in killing Muslims in Pakistan, they have no time to go and fight the armed opposition in any other country including Israel or Myanmar.

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  • amalgam
    Jul 21, 2012 - 1:01AM

    why don;t jihadis the so called gods workers take action against persecution of non muslims everywhere there is a muslim majority ?

    why to cry for crimes outside when your own home is a crime zone?

    muslims need introspection .

    now comes the jihad problem which is not accepted as a problem as people consider it holy work .every religion has problem , no one is perfect . hindus have caste and women discrimination, muslims have hate,jihad and women discrimination cristians have other problems.

    the point is to accept your problem and sooner or later all will be solved .

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  • Dushmann
    Jul 21, 2012 - 1:17AM

    why suddenly ET has started spreading Jihadi propaganda against poor people of Myanmar ?

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  • Thomas
    Jul 21, 2012 - 1:24AM

    No one has to worry, Burmese military will anihilate the jihadi muslims. They are not India or U.S. Their military will anihilate who want jihad agnist Burma, they really don’t have democracy. So far they haven’t cared about the amensty int’l. So good luck with the jihadi muslims and paki ISI.

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  • Mobashar Ahmad
    Jul 21, 2012 - 1:42AM

    This guys is not making any sense. If there are ethnic problems those should be resolved by the people in charge of making it right. Threatening with Jehadis is perhaps the most ludicrous solution I have heard to resolve such issues. And Jehadis themselves are killing other Muslims just look around what is happening in Pakistan. Instead of discouraging those goons, let us not use them as a cure of any problems. This will only make then more ruthless.

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  • Umer
    Jul 21, 2012 - 2:27AM

    @kaalchakra:

    Why do non-Muslims have to be unjust?

    You justify blasphemy law and attack on Ahmadi mosque, what right do you have to ask others? Let me ask you, why are Muslims unjust so as to earn the detest of the rest of the man kind?

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  • Umer
    Jul 21, 2012 - 2:27AM

    Stop Myanmar violence before jihadis step in

    Bring them on, drones await them.

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  • Reddy
    Jul 21, 2012 - 2:31AM

    @kaalchakra, coming from an extremist himself( from your previous track record) bit of nauseating, what do mean by this “non-Muslims must not give reason for Jihadis to start Jihad” is that mean we are supposed to put up with fallacious,erratic demands of sharia in UK, Denmark…what reason does jihadist have to target Olympics,moreover pakistan not in a position to speak on human rights especially minority rights.

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  • suraj
    Jul 21, 2012 - 2:45AM

    @Author
    Bringing religion into the sectarian violence and signaling Jihadi interference is totally uncalled for… Time has come to protect Islam from so called self-proclaimed protectors, the Jihadis (who are biased towards other Islam sects)… Everybody should work towards that and fight democratically against such inhuman acts whoever the victims..

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  • Naveen Singla
    Jul 21, 2012 - 3:40AM

    Clash of religions ? Islam vs the rest ?

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  • gp65
    Jul 21, 2012 - 5:59AM

    @Truth bites: “f there will not be jihadis among you, you will suffer the way people in Burma are suffering.”

    So, if there are jihadis among you, you will not suffer…right!

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  • Reddy
    Jul 21, 2012 - 6:03AM

    @kaalchakra, coming from an extremist himself( from your previous track record) bit of nauseating, what do you mean by this “non-Muslims must not give reason for Jihadis to start Jihad” is that mean we are supposed to put up with fallacious,erratic demands of sharia in UK, Denmark…what reason does jihadist have to target Olympics,moreover pakistan not in a position to speak on human rights especially minority rights.

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  • Tamoor
    Jul 21, 2012 - 6:20AM

    A sad day when muslims themselves demonize jihad. Learn the definition of jihad this is exactly whats needed

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  • Rakesh
    Jul 21, 2012 - 7:09AM

    Burma or Myanmar is supported by its best friend China. That also happens to be best friend of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. How do you explain this? Can Pakistan hold China responsible for massacres of innocent lives in Burma and even in Syria?

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  • whats in the name
    Jul 21, 2012 - 8:40AM

    Author feels Pakistan is the center of universe and it is the moral obligation of Pakistan to bring JUSTICE to the people there. Thankfully, Burma is not Pakistan’s next door neighbor like India or Afghanistan. Or else mark my words, it would have wrecked havoc there.
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  • Anonymous
    Jul 21, 2012 - 8:55AM

    Suppose ONE OF OUR FAMILY MEMBER is the victim of this BRUTALITY then what would be OUR REACTION.I am also a father of a Babby boy and after seeing slaughtering pictures of young and old – WEEPING

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  • kaalchakra
    Jul 21, 2012 - 9:18AM

    Reddy Dear

    Islam does not allow injustice. If anyone brings any case of injustice by Muslims anywhere, look closely. It is very very unlikely to be really unjustice. Almost certainly, it will be a necessary situation given the context Muslims find themselves in. Second, if in rare cases some instances of injustice are found, Muslims will have no problem fixing those rightaway it because Islam teaches all possible ways to be just. So please be fair, don’t drag Muslims into all this injustice business. This is your problem and jihad has been made necessary for that.

    If you don’t want Jihad, simply be just. If Pakistan can do it, why not your countries?

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  • vasan
    Jul 21, 2012 - 10:37AM

    kaalchakra : Your posts are the most humourous, satirical and out of the world.

    “If you don’t want Jihad, simply be just. If Pakistan can do it, why not your countries?”

    Pakistan being just. I havent stopped laughing yet. Anxiously awaiting the next post from u

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  • unbeliever
    Jul 21, 2012 - 10:38AM

    @Rakesh:
    pak is already knee-deep in trouble…do not ask them to further slip into it…by taking a posture against china…

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  • Bitter Pill
    Jul 21, 2012 - 10:41AM

    Protect the Christians & Hindus in Pakistan before you worry about Muslims in Burma!! Just in case there are any volient jihadi activities in those areas, the Burmese will be as brutal as your big brother China has been with its muslims in Kashi & the rest of its far west…

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  • Intelektual
    Jul 21, 2012 - 11:03AM

    @3rdRockfromtheSun:
    Unjustified Voilance or ethnic cleansing anywhere is downright wrong !! Whats happening in Pakistan is not State sponsered nor mass endorsed neither the two of them are silent about it !! It is being done by organized terrorrist groups the likes of whom are responsible for 9/11 !! The govt. and army has made several efforts to curb and curtail them but they resurface finding any political or radical support !
    And how can u say that the blogger or Pakistanis in general are silent about Syria !
    Also 1 isolated localized incident of Rape that was alledgedly purported by Muslim men how is it justifying National ethnic cleanising of a whole community !
    Having said all that who are you to say who gets to protest or who doesnt !!
    How does someone else 1 wrong makes a different person unentitled to have a voice or opinion !!Recommend

  • antony
    Jul 21, 2012 - 11:08AM

    @kaalchakra, ” If anyone brings any case of injustice by Muslims anywhere, look closely. It is very very unlikely to be really unjustice” So innocent muslim punjabi coal workers killed by muslim baloch people are not injustice by your belief?

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  • Hunter punter
    Jul 21, 2012 - 12:13PM

    @kaalchakra:
    one enjoys your sarcasm!
    @Author:
    The international community should pressure the Myanmar leaders to get the senseless violence stopped. Inaction would only help radicals and jihadists, who might use the ‘Muslim genocide’ in Myanmar as a rallying call….

    How can any paksitani even dream of justifying jihad after what it has done to isolate pakistan in commity of Nations?? Can author warn China too about jihadis taking on the plight of uigher muslims?
    there is no jihadi philosophy anywhere in Muslim world anymore, except in pakistan. Either society condemns it or it will face its own anhilation.pakistan is indeed treading newer and more dangerous grounds day by day.

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  • Cynical
    Jul 21, 2012 - 12:32PM

    @Naveed Hussain

    Dear author,

    As a senior jourmalist with a national editorship of a reputed newspaper like ET to boot,
    I expected a little more background check from you.
    This whole thing in Myanmar has started with ‘rape and murder of 9 or 10 women from the majority community by some miscreants from the minority community.
    The point is that, ‘when that happend you didn’t come with an op-ed’.
    To clarify, I must say that I don’t believe in or support retributive violence.I mentioned the unfortunate incident involving those women, hoping it will make people think twice before taking the high moral ground.

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  • salim
    Jul 21, 2012 - 12:44PM

    Burmese are fiercely independent and battle hardened people……..they even defeated the mighty Chinese under Qing dynasty…….they defeated the mighty Ahoms kings of assam.(Ahoms had defeated the Mugual king aurangzeb)……so jihadist try Mayanmar…..Recommend

  • Brad Multriener
    Jul 21, 2012 - 1:23PM

    The persecution of the Rohingya is a gruesome fact that cannot be ignored, but when you use pictures of Buddhist monks helping earthquake victims in China, with the caption “Buddhist Terrorists Slaughter Muslims in Burma” it only hurts the cause’s credibility.

    Don’t ask why non-Muslims have to be unjust, and say that if they were just there would be no Jihad. Human beings are unjust, and that’s it. When Al Qaeda came into Iraq after the Americans invaded, under the banner of Jihad, they cut off heads everywhere they went, cut off people’s fingers for smoking, shot them for shaving their beards, and killed the children of adults who questioned them. This is why the Iraqis of Al Anbar ended up turning against Al Qaeda and side with the US Marines to drive the “Jihadists” out of their cities in 2007.

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  • Amirzada Afridi
    Jul 21, 2012 - 1:33PM

    Khyber Agency :Dear Naveed Hussain sab, many Facebook User,s complained on pakistani media persons that not Reported Burma violence but You are write about Burma Muslim,s so I saluot you and i share it on Facebook page…

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  • kaalchakra
    Jul 21, 2012 - 3:09PM

    Amirzada Afridi

    May Allah give you sawab, brother, for your noble deeds. In the month of Ramadan kareem, the swab is doubled.

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  • Ali
    Jul 21, 2012 - 3:17PM

    The sufferings of the Rohingyas in Myanmar are not that different from those of shia’s in Parachinar and Hazara in our country. State agencies, in both cases, have sided with extremist factions within a majority to brutalize the living daylights of minorities. Recommend

  • whatta whatta
    Jul 21, 2012 - 4:04PM

    The point that the author has made it is clear; if you unjustly persecute a community, you are responsible for the consequences. In the nineties, 8000-plus Muslim Bosnian Serbs were killed in by the likes of Ratko Maldic. That indi is facing a trial in the ICJ—however, one will see if he is brought to justice. The precedents are really damning.
    Thousands of Palestinians have died in their struggle for a homeland since the infitada broke out. These are real cases of oppression too. If the world shies away from these, it is its mistake. Jihadis will definitely step in then to secure whatever position is accorded to them.
    The perennial lesson: power was and is the only determinant of your stature in real politics.

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  • LionOfPunjab
    Jul 21, 2012 - 7:03PM

    “Regrettably, Pakistan has not offered even the ceremonial lip-service. This pogrom against the Rohingyas also does not figure on the priority lists of our ratings-hungry media, squabbling politicians and spotlight-savvy right wing crusaders…”

    What about 16000+ syrian muslims brothers butchred by despotic Asad & co. We decided to abstain from voting on UN resolution. Probably because our ‘all weather’ chinese friend and saudi masters told us to do so.
    That’s hypocritical, no? Besides, why does pakistan has to be thekedar of muslims around the world? Are we the appointed leader of the entire ummah? Lets worry about our own muslims (shias, barelvis…etc) getting butchered every day by the agency’s ‘ass/ets’

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  • kaalchakra
    Jul 21, 2012 - 7:05PM

    whatta whatta

    Absolutely. People call this a joke, or may dismiss it as sarcasm, but the objective, undeniable fact is that in all cases in which majority or majority leaders have been damned for injustice against a minority, the oppressor have ALWAYS been non-Muslim and victims have been Muslims. Minor disagreement apart – which family does not have them? – never has a Muslim majority carried out injustice against anyone else, so the talk of jihad is meaningless.

    A clear warning to non-Muslims, because I am not afraid to tell the truth: If Muslims live among you and you are unjust to them, you will be subjected to jihad. If you are not sure what justice is or how to serve it to others, you are most welcome to study Islam. Allah sent His last message and system of justice for EVERYONE – Muslims and non-Muslims.

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  • Kamran
    Jul 21, 2012 - 7:17PM

    @3rdRockfromtheSun: it is only you who thinks ‘Muslims killing Muslims in Syria’ … Muslims don’t agree with this idea

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  • Kamran
    Jul 21, 2012 - 7:22PM

    @farazits basically this, its basically that. Your mere words can’t really make any difference though. U should already know the power of bullet than ballot. Long live mujahideen in every part of the world who inhale peace from the lives of stinking hypocrites …

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  • observer
    Jul 21, 2012 - 7:32PM

    Stop Myanmar violence before jihadis step in

    And, Do not step anti Ahmadi, anti Shia violence as the Jihadis have already stepped in ???

    Funny Logic- This.

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  • unbeliever
    Jul 21, 2012 - 8:09PM

    @Kamran:
    what?
    assad not a muslim?
    so, there is a fatwa declaring alvis to be non-muslims?
    lage raho ulema, lage raho…

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  • SsBraveheart
    Jul 21, 2012 - 9:20PM

    Well, I credit the writer who mustered up courage and wrote the story about what so called independent international media and Pakistani media have been shut. We strongly condemn the on going genocide in Myanmar and urge Buddhists to intervene and stop it forth wit. BE- WARE, Any further suppression and killings would lead you to a deadly consequences.

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  • Shuweikh Haqqani
    Jul 21, 2012 - 9:37PM

    Those who are saying that it is “ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas” rather than “war on Islam” must realize that it doesn’t matter what it is. Jihad is allowed, rather necessary in this situation.

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  • SsBraveheart
    Jul 21, 2012 - 9:51PM

    Well, I credit the writer who mustered up courage and wrote the story about what so called independent international media and Pakistani media have been shut. We strongly condemn the on going genocide in Myanmar and urge Buddhists to intervene and stop it forth wit. **BE-WARE, Any further suppression and killings would lead you to a deadly consequences.

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  • sidewinder
    Jul 21, 2012 - 9:52PM

    @kaalchakra,
    if how Pakistan treats her minorities is a benchmark according to the Islamic teachings vis -a -vis,ideal treatment of minorities ,i think Muslim minorities round the globe are handled with a kid glove.

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  • sidewinder
    Jul 21, 2012 - 9:58PM

    Thanks ET again,for making my comments disappear…

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  • Fahad Rashid
    Jul 21, 2012 - 10:00PM

    Mujahideen will intervene when states fail to support the helpless. If the Government Officials see no wrong in ethnic cleansing.

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  • Umer
    Jul 21, 2012 - 10:07PM

    @whatta whatta:

    The point that the author has made it is clear; if you unjustly persecute a community, you are responsible for the consequences.

    So what would be acceptable consequnces of unjust perseuction of just about everyone in Pakistan? What should Shias, Ahmadis, Christians, Hindus and Baluchis do in retaliation of their unjust persecution?

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  • Jul 22, 2012 - 12:38AM

    international media and all truth loving people to give careful consideration

    Bangladesh migrated to Myanmar (Burma) illegally by just crossing the porous border by all methods because of population explosion in Former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.

    They have never been an original ethnic group of Myanmar (Burma) according to our history as well as international history. They are from Bangladesh and should be named as Bangladeshi Bengali but definitely not the Rohingya. They have created the term “Rohingya’ which has a meaning “the natives Arakan” in Bengali language Chittagaung dialect (Rohan = Arakan and “Gya” or “Ja” means “Native”).

    That’s why the real Arakanese (Rakhaings) and Burmese cannot accept that term. As we mentioned earlier, there has never been such an ethnic group in Burmese and also in Indo-Pakistani history.

    The other fact is that those Bengali people (So called Rohingya) have the connection with the Terrorists such as Taliban, Religious Extremists and Militants which was revealed by Wikileaks. Besides, those so called Rohingyas are also involving in human trafficking.
    Burma had been very kind as we had such a tolerance on letting the Bengali Rohingyas stay in Burma for so long due to the lack of rule of law and porous border. There is no Ethnic hatred as extorted and fabricated news disperse widely by some exiled so-called Rohingya Organizations and news groups. Clearly this is illegal immigration issues and President U Thein Sein’s statement on this regard is a workable solution. We all agree and urge UN Chief to cooperate with Burmese Government on this issue. Bangladesh should open the border and take back the people who speak their language and who had also the same culture they had. This will be the best for the so-called Rohingyas ready to absorb in and live harmoniously. Recommend

  • pmbm
    Jul 22, 2012 - 6:03AM

    Muslims will continue to be victims until they unify their economic and foreign policies to deal peacefully within their own countries and with others.

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  • observer
    Jul 22, 2012 - 9:06AM

    @Fahad Rashid

    Mujahideen will intervene when states fail to support the helpless.

    You mean the Mujahideen are about to step in to support the helpless and hapless Hazaras, Ahmadis and women of Pakistan?

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  • Mahakaalchakra
    Jul 22, 2012 - 10:00AM

    @kaalchakra:

    ET, Would you allow me quote Will Durant to shut Kaalchakra’s falsehood? You are letting kaalchakra to get away with sheer lies while not publishing my posts with William Durant’s comments on “Mohammadan’s conquest” of India since 720ad which is considered the biggest genocide of Hindus and Buddhists from north India.

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  • sidewinder
    Jul 22, 2012 - 10:41AM

    instead of saber rattling, Muslim intellectuals should ponder over the trivia,why Muslims are always a part of problem?

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  • Sadiq Hussain
    Jul 22, 2012 - 12:01PM

    I condemn the Rohingya voilence, And agree with the Author, if international community fails to solve this issue immediately,Jihadis may step in Myanmar.

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  • kaalchakra
    Jul 22, 2012 - 12:35PM

    IMPORTANT ALERT!!

    Brothers and sisters, as we organize this Jihad, please add the name of Bodos to the list! These tribals are massacring Muslims without any pity! We really can’t stand back and watch this tragedy unfold. We need separate funds for Burma Jihad and Bodo Jihad.

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  • gp65
    Jul 23, 2012 - 3:21AM

    @Ali: “The sufferings of the Rohingyas in Myanmar are not that different from those of shia’s in Parachinar and Hazara in our country.”

    ?Actually it is in a very important way. Shia’s in PArachinar and Hazaras did not rape 10 Sunni women. That is what the ROhingyas did which precipitated the retributive violence. I do not support the violence against ROhingyas ut there was some provocation by them while Shias in Parachinar and Hazaras are being mowed down without any provocation whatsoever.

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  • a hosain
    Aug 1, 2012 - 11:09AM

    @Mirza:
    please take urdu speaking pakistani from bangladeshi refugee camp

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  • Cynical
    Aug 1, 2012 - 11:46AM

    @a hosain

    Can you also ask illegal bangladeshi immigrants roaming around all over india to come back home?
    Every illegal immigrants, wherever (europe,asia,africa…) they are regardless of their country of origin should be send back to their respective country. Period.

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  • Ganesh
    Aug 6, 2012 - 4:05PM

    @kaalchakra:
    Why I get a feeling that you are a Hindu and deliberately typing msgs of pro-muslim,that too with a Indian name – kaalchakra.LOL.

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  • Ganesh
    Aug 6, 2012 - 4:21PM

    @kaalchakra:
    Superb jokes!!I Cant stop laughing!!Should I call you Zaid Hamid Junior!!!!??Hahaha….

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  • Cynical
    Aug 6, 2012 - 5:13PM

    @Ganesh

    kaalchakra was a hindu who converted to Islam when Babri Masjid was vandalized.

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