Abstract: False information can often have a severe impact on policymakers and civil populations alike. The duty of the political scientist is, therefore, to serve her society by finding and explaining the truth, even when it would go against the agenda and desires of her own people. The issue concerning the Muslim population in Rakhine State is not only a recent affair but also something, which has been going on in Myanmar for many years. Often the foreign onlookers will take side with the minority because the idea that a privileged majority is oppressing the minority is a commonly occurring belief in an unequal relationship. Before we lay blame and demand repercussions it is important to seek the truth of the matter and determine who bears responsibility and where guilt truly belongs. In doing this, we need to go back into history and trace the line of events leading up to the present situation in order to find a way to resolve it. This article seeks to examine what is currently happening in Rakhine State, what has happened in the past, who bears responsibility for the situation, and who truly knows the truth about the issues?
Keywords: Myanmar, Rakhine State, Rohingya.
Title: Between Truths and Misconceptions about the Rakhine State
Author: Khin Myat Kyaw Thu
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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