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Adnan Oktar (Harun Yahya) 21

century and seek to attain development,

progress and regeneration, then it must first
treat its own citizens with respect, affection and
understanding. This is what being a great state requires.

It can obviously never achieve the status of a great state by
oppressing innocent, powerless Myanmar Muslims who do no
harm to anyone, and who are, on the contrary, moderate, indus-
trious, loyal and devoted to their country and nation and by pre-
venting them from living by their religion. There is no question of
Muslims disobeying or disrespecting the state. There is no reason
why the Myanmar administration should be uneasy about Mus-

lims. Islam is a faith of peace and love. Our Myanmar Muslim
brothers' piety, devotion to the Qur'an and loyalty to the Sunnah
of our Prophet (pbuh) are great blessings for Myanmar.

In order for the Myanmar administration to make the best use of
this blessing, it is essential for it to lift its oppression of Muslims.
If the Myanmar administration desires wealth and well-being,
then it can only obtain these by providing a climate in which its
citizens can live as human beings, by ensuring their security, leav-
ing them to live in liberty and guaranteeing their freedom of
thought and worship.

It will be the Myanmar administration itself that suffers most from
ignoring this manifest reality, by ignoring the international com-

munity's demands for the establishment of human rights and law
and from a continuation of violence and oppression.
Our hope is that the Myanmar administration will at once put an

end to these practices and permit a fine and high-quality life for
all its citizens, including Muslims, Christians and Buddhists.
When it does that, the Myanmar administration will then deserve
a place among the modern civilized states of the 21st century.