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After weeks of not welcoming thousands of migrants stranded at
sea, with Indonesia and Malaysia ultimately offering temporary shel-
ter – and rather reluctantly at that - it seems that some solutions are
on the horizon.

Every single human life is precious

However this crisis has demonstrated something far more
important; that this is not some isolated crisis that a minority group
in one part of the world is going through, but rather a crisis of huma-
nity.

The Rohingya boat tragedy is an indelible blotch on humanity. It
is a human rights debacle. It is the manifestation of the moral ban-
kruptcy of the human conscience and must be analyzed and ponde-

red upon if we would like to create a world where every child has
access to the same freedoms we desire for our own children.

In the case of the Rohingya Muslims, the neighboring countries'
concerns about taking care of the refugees can be overcome quite
easily. Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand are countries with vast lands
and coastal areas. The refugees can be introduced to a lifestyle where
they can earn their living by fishing, agriculture or animal husbandry
without being a burden on the host countries. Such a stance is what is

more becoming to humanity, something that we most need in these
times of ordeal.

This is a crisis that reveals how some lives are valued and app-
reciated while others are totally ignored. Human beings, no matter
which race, nation, religion, ethnicity or tribe they may be from, are
the core element of this world. All commercial, political, industrial,