{"id":3642,"date":"2025-11-04T07:19:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T07:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/?p=3642"},"modified":"2025-11-04T07:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T07:22:51","slug":"peace-justice-and-equality-in-rakhine-a-chin-perspective-against-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarmuslim.news\/en\/2025\/11\/04\/peace-justice-and-equality-in-rakhine-a-chin-perspective-against-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Peace, Justice, and Equality in Rakhine: A Chin Perspective Against Division"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By TRAZAR \u2014 Chin Political (26 October 2025)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARSA\u2019s recent public statement aims to raise awareness that their message focuses on freedom and fairness<\/strong> for all ethnic peoples living in Rakhine State \u2014 the right to coexist in justice and equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When ARSA refers to the \u201cethnic peoples in Rakhine State,\u201d it includes all who live there \u2014 Rakhine, Rohingya, Chin, Mro, Khami, and others. The call extends as far as Rohingya Rights<\/strong>, Rohingya Nationhood<\/strong>, and the Rohingya National Revolution<\/strong>, showing that the movement rests on the foundation of national equality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Myanmar military dictatorship<\/strong> has never recognized the Rohingya as a legitimate ethnic nationality. Generation after generation, the army has persecuted and broken them. Once, Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims lived side by side in relative peace, but the military\u2019s divide-and-rule tactics planted deep seeds of hatred, creating severe social, ethnic, and religious divides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most tragic victims are the Rohingya people<\/strong>. Many were massacred or displaced \u2014 without knowing who was truly behind the violence, whether it was the AA or the army. They suffered atrocities that drew global outrage. Millions fled as refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The growing strength of Rohingya armed groups<\/strong> should not surprise anyone. When oppression intensifies and injustice becomes unbearable, self-defense through armed struggle is a natural outcome. One must ask \u2014 who has ever truly shown compassion for their suffering? Who has ever protected them? When have they ever been treated with human dignity and moral fairness? Their pain and anger have now become their strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At its root, Rakhine\u2019s crisis is an ethnic and racial issue<\/strong>, aggravated by extremist ideologies using race, religion, and identity as weapons. The military has exploited these divisions for decades. Everyone remembers how brutally Khin Nyunt\u2019s regime restricted freedom of religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To understand the racial problem clearly: all Myanmar\u2019s ethnic peoples belong to the Mongoloid race<\/strong>, divided into related subgroups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Bamar<\/strong> \u2014 Tibeto-Burman<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Shan<\/strong> \u2014 Tai-Kadai<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Karen, Kachin, Chin<\/strong> \u2014 Sino-Tibetan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Rakhine, however, is more diverse \u2014 with Mongoloid, Australoid, and Indo-Aryan<\/strong> elements interwoven. When racial diversity becomes tied to religious and political identity, it easily becomes a root of endless conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If ARSA\u2019s message of fairness and freedom is to become reality, there must be a political dialogue platform<\/strong> between the Rakhine and Rohingya communities. But this cannot happen while the Myanmar military<\/strong> remains the central obstacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Now that fighting in northern Shan has subsided, the army is turning westward, preparing a massive campaign in Rakhine. If the AA is weakened, the next target will likely be the Kachin (KIA)<\/strong>. One by one, ethnic armed organizations and Bamar resistance groups will be dismantled \u2014 some absorbed through \u201cceasefire deals\u201d into Regional Defense Forces<\/strong>, others turned into \u201cPeople\u2019s Militias,\u201d some invited into fake \u201cpeace dialogues,\u201d and others disarmed and given token seats in parliament.
    After that, the military will continue to rule under the 2008 Constitution<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Under that constitution, the Rohingya will never gain recognition<\/strong> as a national ethnic group; Rakhine will never attain true political autonomy; and genuine equality will remain impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Today, the Rohingya fighters call the AA \u201cterrorists,\u201d and the AA calls the Rohingya \u201cterrorists.\u201d But the real terrorist<\/strong> still operating in Rakhine is the Myanmar military<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Lasting equality and peace for all peoples in Rakhine will come only through mutual cooperation between the AA and Rohingya armed forces<\/strong>. Every human being deserves equal rights, freedom, and dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Author\u2019s Clarification and Response to Critics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    To those who truly read my post carefully \u2014 you will understand.
    I did not write to support ARSA<\/strong>, nor did I write to oppose ARSA<\/strong>.
    I did not write to ally with the \u201cKalar\u201d (Rohingya)<\/strong>, nor did I write to hate them<\/strong>.
    (Note: I use this term only to reflect the critics\u2019 language \u2014 not with hatred.<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What I wrote was a call for unity<\/strong> \u2014 for the AA and Rohingya armed groups to stop fighting each other and instead join forces to confront the dictatorship and build peace together.
    My message was clear: do not trust the military<\/strong> \u2014 not again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The name \u201cRohingya\u201d is internationally recognized. This is not my personal recognition \u2014 it is international recognition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If one has a heart that can see humanity in others \u2014 if one\u2019s spirit, mind, and intelligence are not clouded by prejudice \u2014 then peace can be built with any race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you think peace can be built only by forming alliances or working together under one race or one religion \u2014 then, frankly, you are unfit to call yourself human<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Can Chins and Kalars (Rohingya) coexist peacefully?
    Yes \u2014 as long as the Kalar remains true to their community<\/strong> and the Chin remains true to their own<\/strong>, peace is possible.
    What matters is mutual understanding, recognition, and respect<\/strong>.
    That is the foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If Chins fail to uphold their own unity, and Kalars fail to uphold theirs, then conflict is inevitable between Chin and Kalar.
    If Rakhines fail to uphold their own unity, and Chins theirs, then conflict will also arise between Chin and Rakhine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When I criticize the AA, it is not because I hate the Rakhine people<\/strong>.
    It is because the AA has failed to uphold the principles of Rakhine unity and fairness<\/strong>.
    This is not about love or hate \u2014 it is about justice and principle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I criticize AA\u2019s policy<\/strong>, not the Rakhine ethnicity<\/strong>.
    I know how to separate a people<\/strong> from a political organization<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    That is what it means to think critically \u2014 to act from conscience, not from emotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Final Words<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Those who fight for freedom must not repeat the military\u2019s errors \u2014 replacing one form of oppression with another.
    True revolution means dismantling injustice itself<\/em> \u2014 not merely changing uniforms or flags.
    Peace in Rakhine, and across Myanmar, will only be possible when every group \u2014 Rohingya, Rakhine, Chin, and others \u2014 can look at each other and finally say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \u201cYou are my equal, and your pain is also mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    \u2014 TRAZAR<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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