The Rise of a Eichmann’s Hell in Burma- (Part 1) | M.S Anwar

Introduction

More than six million Jews were systematically murdered and millions more were expelled from Europe by Nazi German Fascists through severe persecutions during WWII. Among the major architects of Nazi Holocaust of Jews, Adolf Eichmann was the one whose task one was to uphold the killing capacity of the concentration camps by allowing a steady flow of Jews victims. He was born in 1906 and sentenced to death by Jerusalem court as a war criminal after his capture in Argentina in 1960. During his lifetime, his extermination camps were known as EICHMANN’s HELL.

After this terrible holocaust of Jews (human beings) influenced by Darwinism, the nations and people across the globe deeply regretted and took oath to not let happen such kind of atrocities, ethnic cleansing, genocides and the crimes against humanity take place on the earth again. However, it went on in China led by Mao Zhe dong, in Cambodia led by Pol Pot, in Rwanda etc. Yet, the some people did not seem to take lessons from Jews Holocaust and people across the globe did not take any effective measures to stop those massacres in time. But they did mourn after those innocent people had been mercilessly murdered. But for what use is the mourning like this?

The Rise of Eichmann’s Hell

Today at this moment, dreadfully, the similar kinds of atrocities and holocaust that occurred in a certain Eichmann’s Hell are taking place at a corner of the world against a people largely forgotten by the world. Like Jews in the past, they have been systematically persecuted throughout historical periods based on their ethnicity, race and their religion. Genocides against them were carried out in past too. Yet, their vulnerable plights and helpless situation can hardly draw any world’s attention. They are one of the world’s most persecuted people recognized by the United Nations and the people who are in the danger of extermination and extinction according to Human Rights Watch.

This unfortunate and largely forgotten people are none other than the people who are known as Rohingya today. They inhabit in Arakan, western-part of Burma which has long been known as a country ruled by one of the world’s more oppressive and tyrannical government in the world. They are descendants of Indo-Aryan people (original Indian settlers of Arakan), whose settlement in Arakan dated back to Before Christian Era, later ethnically mixed with other races and practice Islam in the predominantly Buddhist country. Yet, they have been being branded as the illegal Bengali settlers of British colonial era by Burmese Junta, bigotry and ultra-nationalist Burmese people and some so-called democratic activists alike.

Burma is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country. And its almost all of the ethnic races are of mongoloid origin. Unfortunately, Rohingyas happen to be only ethnic race of Indian origin among mongoloid people. Furthermore, in a country which has high degree of restrictions on other religions besides Buddhism, Rohingya practice Islam.

Rohingyas Accused of Being Illegal Immigrants!

It has become easier for xenophobic Burmese to brand Rohingya as illegal Bengalis because of similarities between their religion and physical appearance. They should be more real, factual and logical than beating around the bush on the Rohingya matter. Since Bangladesh and Arakan have existed since the beginning of the world, it is quite natural that people would have migrated from one side to another and vice versa from the time of immemorial. Why would their migrations only be during British Colonial period and after the independence of Burma? Therefore, the accusation that Rohingyas are recent illegal Bengali immigrants is illogical and unnatural. Even if Rohingyas are descendants of Bengali immigrants of British time, they cannot be called illegal ones because migration from one place to another (within its colonized countries) was absolutely legal.

Moreover, during the time of the agreement between Burmese National Hero Gen. Aung San and Aktle, he (Aung San) promised that he would recognize everyone as citizen of Burma who was living within its territory. Contrary to the very recent accusation that Rohingyas entered Arakan illegally after 1948, Rohingyas have only been leaving Arakan to escape the persecutions. One has to go and live with Rohingyas in Arakan for one year to know their vulnerable plights. Anyway, I wonder why people from Bangladesh, a democratic country with equal rights and justice, should come to Burma ruled by an oppressive Junta, less economic opportunities and poorer infrastructures (even if Bangladesh has huge population)? Who will want to die after coming into a country ruled by tyrants?

Rohingyas were recognized as citizens by the then democratic government of U Nu, the only democratic government in Burma history, after the independence of Burma. To the Rohingyas’ misfortune, a cruel and hardliner nationalist called General Ne Win toppled U Nu’s democratic government and seized the power in 1962. This was the initial point of the rise of an EICHMANN’s HELL in Burma for Rohingyas accompanied with systematic oppressions, expulsion and untold massacres against Rohingyas.