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Giving persecuted religious groups refuge is a noble act. What is ignoble is the fact that they have exempted Muslims from refuge, while there is a literal gen
by smnrchrds 7y ago
Giving persecuted religious groups refuge is a noble act.
What is ignoble is the fact that they have exempted Muslims from refuge, while there is a literal genocide against the Muslim minority (Rohingya) happening in their neighbouring country, Myanmar. A country with which they share more than 1600 km of border.
How could this act be interpreted as anything but a action to further victimize and marginalize the Muslims?
It is quite a sad irony that Myanmar's excuse for the atrocities they do against the Muslims is that they are not citizens, but illegal immigrants in Myanmar. Is this a sign of what is to come to ~200 million Indian Muslims?
- quantummkv 7y agoIndia is not the historic homeland of the Muslims. Arabia is. They should be the ones taking other Muslims in, given the fact they have ample resources to do this.
- sbmthakur 7y agoThat's not the entire truth. Myanmar doesn't have any state religion. And even Hindus from Myanmar, who have suffered violence are not covered in the amendment. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/05/myanmar-new-evidence-reveals-rohingya-armed-group-massacred-scores-in-rakhine-state/ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/05/myanmar-new-e...
- yumraj 7y ago> What is ignoble is the fact that they have exempted Muslims from refuge That is the problem, this whole issue is being misrepresented. The law is about bulk/en masse citizenship of people based on a certain criteria. Other refugees are still accepted, only their cases are dealt on a case by case basis.