On occasions of Muslim persecution around the world the Saudi government is very often one of the first to speak out Al-Bawaba April, 18 2013 Last summer when riots broke out in Rakhine state, Myanmar, much of the world became aware of what would be described as ethnic and religious tensions between the Rakhine Buddhists and the Rohingya Muslims, who have been deemed stateless by the government since 1982. By almost all accounts the Government of Myanmar was condemned for the harshness of its crack down and in many cases accused of being complicit if not directly involved in the violence against the Rohingya. The events that followed the riots were less observed; largely the massive displacement of Rohingya fleeing the violence, reports of continued violence, rape, and extortion by police and military officers against Rohingya, and the placement of Rohingya into locked refugee camps. To call it collective punishment is a gross understatement. Famously, the UN has called...