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An Open Letter to Daw Suu Kyi of Burma

By Dr. Habib Siddiqui Dear Ms. Suu Kyi, For more than a decade, as a concerned human rights activist, I have worked towards release of political prisoners like you and democratization of Burma (Myanmar). It was good to see that the new regime had the wisdom to eventually release you with so many others that were put behind the bars for no fault of theirs except that they demanded what is morally right and good for Burma. I am also glad that you along with 43 others of the NLD were able to participate in the April by-election and win. It was a great win for the people. A hearty congratulations to you and your party.

TELL ME, WHAT IS WRONG IN CONTEMPORARY BURMA?

Dr. Abid Bahar Burma's ethnic problems is over half a century's old. Rohingyas are a tiny minority who in Burma live mostly in the Arakan state in Western Burma. There are records of genocidal campaign against Rohingyas going on from the 30's. It is obvious that under many decades of xenophobic military rule with majority of Burma's people not over 5th graders and Burmese military's 30% personnel from hardcore ultra nationalist Rakhine Mogh

Rohingyas protest in Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR (June 15, 2012) : About 2,000 protesters, mostly of Rohingya origins, gathered in the Malaysian capital to condemn the violence against their kins in the Arakan state by the Rakhine ethnic which was highlighted last week. Previously living under the radar, they unite in the wake of the killing of 10 Muslims on June 3 in Taungup, Myanmar by ethnic Rakhines that led to Myanmar Junta to enforce a curfew period since June 8.

Rakhine conflict highlights law concerns: Suu Kyi

The sectarian violence in western Burma's Rakhine state underscores the need for the rule of law, clear rules on citizenship, and "responsible" vigilance along the Burma-Bangladesh border, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Thursday.

SPECIAL REPORT: Plight of Muslim minority threatens Myanmar Spring

TAKEBI, Myanmar (Reuters) This village in northwest Myanmar has the besieged air of a refugee camp. It is clogged with people living in wooden shacks laid out on a grid of trash-strewn lanes. Its children are pot-bellied with malnutrition.