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government's recent draft plan for citizenship offers the Rohingha
either to be classified as Bengali or face indefinite detention. Earlier

this year almost all Rohingya were left outside the census after refus-
ing to be listed as Bengalis. The Rohingya are well aware that this is a
well-planned effort to confirm their statelessness and expel them
from Myanmar.

To overcome the ever-downward spiral of hatred in the country
and radicalism, the Myanmar government should adopt an education
policy that teaches the true teachings of Buddhism, promotes love
and brotherhood within society and explains to its public the conse-
quences of terror and violence in order to defeat ignorance and radi-
calism. In its transition to democracy, Myanmar should gain greater

speed and condemn any act of violence and extremism before radi-
calism ruins the country and brings it to a darker place. With its
ancient traditions and culture that encourage love and kindness to all

The Rohingyas are not acknowledged
as an ethnicity of Myanmar, but instead
they are considered as "Bengalis," sug-
gesting that they are immigrants from
Bangladesh. Human Rights Watch
describes this plan as "nothing less than
a blueprint for permanent segregation
and statelessness."