JAS (Journal of ASEAN Studies)
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017): Journal of ASEAN Studies

The Rohingya Muslim in the Land of Pagoda

Leni Winarni (Universitas Sebelas Maret)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Nov 2017

Abstract

Regarding Southeast Asia as a multi-ethnics region, this paper attempts to examine about why Buddhist Community turns into religious violence against Rohingyas in the State of Rakhine (formerly known as Arakan). Through understanding the triggers of conflicts, this paper applies historical perspective to analyze why ethnic-religious conflict occur nowadays between Buddhist and Rohingya in Myanmar. This paper also discusses how the influence of history has constructed the government’s policy under military regime to exclude Rohingya. However, the ethno-religious conflict is either an indication of a weak state or failure state in managing diversity.Key words: Ethnic-

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jas

Publisher

Subject

Social Sciences

Description

The Journal of ASEAN Studies (JAS) is a peer-reviewed bi-annual journal that enriches understanding of the past, current, and future issues relevant to ASEAN and its circle of issues. The article shall address any research on theoretical and empirical questions about ASEAN. The Topics addressed ...