MA THIDA HTWE - 2 YEAR MEMORIAL Ma Thida Htwe was raped and murdered by a group of three Muslim youths near her village Tha Pri Chaung, on May 28, 2012, when she was returning home from Kyauk Ni Maw Village in Rambree township, Rakhine (Arakan) State, Burma (Myanmar).
The rape and murder of Thida Htwe sparked the cycle of violence that subsequentially spiraled out of control, but, it was not the root caus...e.
It was one of many sparks. There are many rapes of Buddhist women and girls, mainly in the Muslim dominated townships of Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathaydaung. In these townships, and others with large Muslim populations, the Rakhine Buddhists continually complain that the Bengalis steal their property, their cattle and crops, and harass, attack and sometimes kill the Buddhists, and other non-Muslims.
The rape and murder of Thida Htwe sparked the cycle of violence that subsequentially spiraled out of control, but, it was not the root caus...e.
It was one of many sparks. There are many rapes of Buddhist women and girls, mainly in the Muslim dominated townships of Maungdaw, Buthidaung and Rathaydaung. In these townships, and others with large Muslim populations, the Rakhine Buddhists continually complain that the Bengalis steal their property, their cattle and crops, and harass, attack and sometimes kill the Buddhists, and other non-Muslims.
And, disturbingly, the Bengalis seem to even find justification, for being contemptuous of the Rakhine people, their culture and their Buddhist faith. The Muslims are beholden to the insular dictates of their faith, which does not encourage assimilation with others, nor admiration or even tolerance, but upholds expansionism, superiority, and the inarguable belief that Islam will - by Allah’s (God’s) decree - be accepted by all people, everywhere.
Meanwhile, a school building built in the memory of Ma Thida Htwe opened in her native village - Tha Pri Chaung - under the supervision of a prominent monk known as Bogalay Sayadaw.
Meanwhile, a school building built in the memory of Ma Thida Htwe opened in her native village - Tha Pri Chaung - under the supervision of a prominent monk known as Bogalay Sayadaw.
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