Abstract
This research has discussed the background and factors that caused the Rohingya humanitarian crisis, which forced tens of thousands of Rohingya men, women, and children to flee oppression in the Rakhine state. The information gathered from the personal interviews conducted for research purposes gave us a brief historical background of the conflict. This study employed a qualitative method of research. It aims to analyze the difficulties the Rohingya refugees face by taking the individual stories of human beings. We also analyze the civil society’s steps, the government of Malaysia, and other organizations, both governmental and non-governmental, to assist the Rohingya refugees in tackling these issues. The study recommends that the Malaysian government should make efforts to provide education, financial support, and jobs to Rohingya refugees, giving them the right to live a better life.
Highlights
The Rohingya are an ethnic group of Indo-Aryanspeaking people from the state of Rakhine of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; since the controversial 1982 citizenship law, the Rohingya people are not officially recognized by the Myanmar government as a registered ethnic group and are considered to be stateless
The study recommends that the Malaysian government should make efforts to provide education, financial support, and jobs to Rohingya refugees, giving them the right to live a better life
The reason for adopting this research method was that there is a surplus availability of journals and articles that cover the issue of the conflict in Myanmar and the issues concerning Rohingya refugees settled in Malaysia and beyond
Summary
The Rohingya ( known as Arakanese) are an ethnic group of Indo-Aryanspeaking people from the state of Rakhine of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma); since the controversial 1982 citizenship law, the Rohingya people are not officially recognized by the Myanmar government as a registered ethnic group and are considered to be stateless. The Rohingya people themselves prefer to be called Ruáingga; the term “Rohingya” may come from Rakhanga or Roshanga, the words for the state of Arakan, which suggests that the term Rohingya can be referred to as “inhabitant of Rohang”, which was the early Muslim name for Arakan. Chia, 2016 writing for The Diplomat states that “the Rohingya are not an ethnic, but rather a political construction.” Ismail been a matter of debate and discussion (Leider, 2013). Chia, 2016 writing for The Diplomat states that “the Rohingya are not an ethnic, but rather a political construction.”
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