Muslim Rohingya are an ethnic and religious minority in Buddhist-majority Myanmar. Rohingya, Myanmar’s government maintains, are Muslim Bangladeshi interlopers and have no place in the Buddhist-majority country – despite the fact many Rohingyan families have lived in Myanmar since before its independence. Sidek, a construction worker who has lived in Sydney for five years, said three members of his family were killed on Monday by Myanmar’s military. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Rohingya Muslims, fleeing from military violence in Rakhine state, wait to cross Myanmar border to enter Bangladesh on Wednesday. The whole world is disappointed by Aung San Suu Kyi’s inaction.

Source: The Guardian September 07, 2017 06:56 UTC