Who are the Rohingyas?

The Rohingya are Indo-Aryan peoples from the Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma) , who speak the Rohingya language. Muslims have settled in Rakhine State (also known as Arakan) since the 16th century, although the number of Muslim settlers before British rule is unclear. As of 2013, about 1.3 million Rohingyas live in Myanmar. They reside mainly in the northern Rakhine townships, where they form 80–98% of the population. International media and human rights organizations have often described Rohingyas as one of the most persecuted of minorities in the world.

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Denise Currie

Presently undergoing ethnic cleansing and slaughter. All in the name of religion

✨KRISTA✨

Christopher J Voce, That movie rocked!

Jas Newman

Satish Chandran, Don't forget the Mughals were foreign invaders in what is now India. Furthermore, Mughal emperor Zafar, his wives, and children were escorted (not exactly driven out, except in the sense of being transported in a vehicle) to Burma, which was already part of the British Empire. Also, Zafar and his family went to Rangoon, so their presence in Burma is completely unrelated to the current Rohingya situation.

Shirley Dutt

Denise Currie, Isn't everything?

Cheryl Maxwell

Denise Currie, as always!

theotishaynes

Had to use double choice on this one. Good that one of the two choices were the extinct tribe of Patagonia. If it’s extinct then it no longer exists. The question didn’t ask who were but who are.

Howard Groopman

Christopher J Voce, That was a terrific movie. Its title is "Gran Torino."

Christopher J Voce

Grand Torino comes to mind.

deborahpmercer

Treated dreadfully. That Nobel Peace Prize should be revoked!

Abdul Baloch

Love for all, hatred for none. Please accept the facts on the ground by different groups including Buddhist Burmese journalists, and they were put in the jail and were put on trial. Please respect humanity.

Barry Crews

Louella Wilson, she stated correctly. Catch up on Asian news items, not fake news.

Barry Crews

You can use the word 'persecuted' to describe them, but also don't close your eyes to the fact they are doing the same as transient moslems elsewhere - killing Buddhist monks and Burmese police and civilians and burning property. They should all be driven back to Bangladesh if they aren't prepared to live in unity.