The Rohingya CrisisNAMECOURSEDATEWhat is theRohingya Crisis?The
Rohingya, who numbered around one million in Myanmar at the startof
2017, are one of the many ethnic minorities in the country.
RohingyaMuslims represent the largest percentage of Muslims in
Myanmar, withthe majority living in Rakhine state.Since late August
2017, more than 671,000 Rohingya Muslims have fledBurmas Rakhine
State to escape the militarys large-scale campaign ofethnic
cleansing. The atrocities committed by Burmese security
forces,including mass killings, sexual violence, and widespread
arson, amount tocrimes against humanity.THESIS:Why do the people of
Myanmar think that an ethnic cleansing ofthe Rohingya is necessary,
and why is Aung San Suu Kyi, the prime ministerof Myanmar not doing
anything to stop this crisis?Summary VideoWhy do the people of
Myanmar think that an ethniccleansing of the Rohingya is
necessary?ReligionGovernment/PoliticalHistoryReligionOne of the
reasons that the people of Myanmar thinkthat an ethnic cleansing is
necessary is due to religion.The primary religion in Myanmar is
Buddhism.Specifically theravada tradition which is practiced by88%
of the population.Myanmar is the world’s most religious Buddhist
countryin terms of money spent on religion and proportion ofmonks
in the population.Only 4% of the population practices the Islamic
religion.This accounts mostly for the Rohing …