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The Rohingyas of Rakhine State: Social Evolution and History in the Light of Ethnic Nationalism

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  • Sarwar J. Minar
  • Abdul Halim

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Recent event of ousting Rohingyas from Rakhine State by the Tatmadaw provoked worldwide public-and-academic interest in history and social evolution of the Rohingyas, and this is to what the article is devoted. As the existing literature presents a debate over Who are the Rohingyas?, and How legitimate is their claim over Rakhine State?, the paper reinvestigates the issues using a qualitative research method. Compiling a detailed history, the paper finds that Rohingya community developed through historically complicated processes marked by invasions and counter-invasions. The paper argues many people entered Bengal from Arakan before British brought people into Rakhine state. The Rohingyas believe Rakhine State is their ancestral homeland and they developed a sense of Ethnic Nationalism. Their right over Rakhine State is as significant as other groups. The paper concludes that the UN must pursue solution to the crisis and the government should accept the Rohingyas as it did the land or territory.

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  • Sarwar J. Minar & Abdul Halim, 2021. "The Rohingyas of Rakhine State: Social Evolution and History in the Light of Ethnic Nationalism," Papers 2106.02945, arXiv.org.
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    1. Mohajan, Haradhan, 2018. "History of Rakhine State and the Origin of the Rohingya Muslims," MPRA Paper 88186, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 10 Feb 2018.
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