The True Solution for the Rohingya Lies in Returning to the Caliphate and Abandoning Nationalism

News:

The UN is urging for $852.4m in donations to aid Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, who fled Myanmar's 2017 crackdown. Over a million Rohingya, mainly Muslim, are hosted by Bangladesh. Escalating conflict in Myanmar, worsened by a military coup, has left Rohingya in dire conditions. With 95% reliant on aid, international solidarity is crucial. Funding shortfalls have exacerbated the crisis, particularly impacting women and children, who face heightened risks. Limited access to education and livelihood opportunities persist for the majority, prompting perilous attempts to flee to Malaysia and Indonesia. Repatriation efforts to Myanmar remain stagnant amid ongoing human rights concerns and a UN genocide probe. Myanmar's descent into civil unrest underscores a dire humanitarian situation, largely overlooked on the global stage. UN rights chief highlights Myanmar's plight, describing it as an enduring tragedy beyond international attention. (Source: Aljazeera.com)

Comment:

The Muslim Rohingya have been displaced from their homeland in the Arakan region of Myanmar for years. Over a million refugees reside in Bangladesh, with thousands more scattered across other areas including Malaysia and Indonesia.

The Rohingya Muslims represent a small fraction of the world's Muslim population, totaling approximately two billion. Many affluent Muslim nations possess abundant resources. If Muslims worldwide extended their hand to help, perhaps the plight of the Rohingya wouldn't be so dire.

In their refugee camps in Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Indonesia, they await assistance from various parties to sustain their lives, unable to experience the freedom to work and lead dignified lives. Worse still, in Indonesia, in recent months, Rohingya refugees have been unjustly accused, leading to attacks by ignorant individuals, including youths and students.

Ramadan, once a joyous celebration for Muslims, has lost its delight after the collapse of the caliphate. Witnessing our Muslim brethren across various regions being treated inhumane, slaughtered, tortured, expelled, and mass-murdered diminishes its joy.

Muslims should draw lessons from all this and promptly come together, abandoning divisive nationalism, and pledge allegiance to a caliph who will liberate oppressed Muslims and reunite them in an atmosphere filled with compassion and the pleasure of Allah (swt).

Written for Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir by
Abdullah Aswar