Rohingya
Who are Rohingya?
It is a Muslim ethnic group among 140 ethnic groups living in Myanmar, which is considered the largest ethnic group whose all members recognize as Muslims, and represent an inherent national race among different ethnic groups.
What it is their figures out of the total population?
Some resources estimate that the Rohingya population is 3.5 million, most of them are displaced or refugees in various countries, while current estimates figure of Rohingya who lives in Arakan do not exceed half a million, they living in poor conditions and being prevented from working or moving elsewhere.
When did their problems start?
Their suffering began in 1937 after Burma's separated from the British government in India, when the army considered them invaders. The most heinous crimes were committed against them, particularly, in the massacre that took place against them in 1942, which was called the "great massacre", which resulted in the destruction of hundreds of Muslim villages, killing thousands of Rohingya people. Accordingly, the citizenship of them was also withdrawn.
