{"id":258728,"date":"2024-04-08T12:01:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T11:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=258728"},"modified":"2024-04-04T06:31:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T05:31:52","slug":"arakan-army-leadership-displays-deep-seated-genocidal-racism-towards-rohingya-in-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2024\/04\/arakan-army-leadership-displays-deep-seated-genocidal-racism-towards-rohingya-in-myanmar\/","title":{"rendered":"Arakan Army Leadership Displays Deep-Seated Genocidal Racism Towards Rohingya in Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2026 while Inviting Foreign Investment in Rakhine<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The extreme racism that Rakhine nationalists have, over the generations, displayed \u2013 their sense of racial and religious superiority vis-\u00e0-vis Rakhine state\u2019s largest minority population of Rohingya, largely Muslims, their dogged attempts to deny and destroy Rohingya identity \u2013 appears to be their Achilles\u2019 heel.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

2 Apr 2024<\/em> – On 26 March with his 31-words tweet on X (formerly Twitter), the leader of the Arakan Army Twan Mrat Naing gave away the genocidal character of the increasingly powerful armed Rakhine nationalist movement.<\/p>\n

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Nothing is wrong with calling Bengalis \u2018Bengalis\u2019. They have been our neighbors, our friends and fellow citizens for centuries. Let\u2019s be honest and embrace this reality to build a better future. pic.twitter.com\/42gbAe0HR4<\/a><\/p>\n

— Twan Mrat Naing (@TwanMrat) March 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n