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Notes on a series of cultural and historical articles about Arakan written between 1959 and 1966 by Mohammed A Tahir Ba Tha of Buthidaung
Derek Tonkin U Ba Tha was a Muslim scholar and banker from Buthidaung in Rakhine State who between 1959 and 1966 wrote several articles...
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May 1, 20241 min read
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In the Shade of the Golden Palace: Ālāol and Middle Bengali Poetics in Arakan
Thibaut d'Hubert In the Shade of the Golden Palace explores the work of the prolific Bengali poet Ālāol (fl. 1651-71), who translated...
globalarakannetwork
May 1, 20241 min read
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Violence and Belonging: Conflict, War, and Insecurity in Arakan, 1942–1952
JACQUES P. LEIDER The decade from 1942 to 1952 was a period of abrupt political and social change in Burma’s province of Arakan (Rakhine...
globalarakannetwork
Apr 25, 20241 min read
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UN Human Rights Chief Mr Volker Türk's Controversial Statements: Implications of Bias and Misinterpretation on Rakhine State, Myanmar
GAN/ Arakan (Rakhine State) April 22, 2024 UN Commissioner Volker Türk (Photo/OHCHR) While...
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Apr 22, 20245 min read
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How the Myanmar Junta-backed Muslim Militants are Betraying the Peoples’ Revolutions in Arakan
By Moe Satt, GAN Shortread: Opinions April 19, 2024 Anti-AA...
globalarakannetwork
Apr 19, 20244 min read
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Islamic Terrorist Groups Serving the Myanmar Junta's Purposes in Arakan
GAN/ Arakan (Rakhine State) April 18, 2024 Armed ARSA militants...
globalarakannetwork
Apr 18, 20242 min read
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How An Insurgency Grows: Difficult Path Toward A New Dream
By Tun Oo and K Wantha, GAN Longread: Opinions April 11, 2024 AA soldiers at the 5th...
globalarakannetwork
Apr 11, 20247 min read
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The Arakan Army: Past, Present and Future
A commemorative reflection on the 15th anniversary of the Arakan Army ULA/AA Chief sits for an interview with the Global Arakan Network...
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Apr 10, 202413 min read
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The Politics of Identity in the so-called "Rohingya Crisis"
GAN/ Arakan (Rakhine State) April 6, 2024 ARSA leader Ataullah abu Ammar Jununi (Photocredit)...
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Apr 6, 20243 min read
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Deeper Roots of So-called Rohingya Problem
GAN/ Arakan (Rakhine State) April 1, 2024 Refugees in Bangladesh (Photocredit) On March 29, 2024, the Dhaka...
globalarakannetwork
Apr 1, 20242 min read
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ARAKAN’S ASCENT DURING THE MRAUK-U PERIOD
By JACQUES P. LEIDER and Kyaw Minn Htin (January 2002) Arakan is the name of a former Buddhist kingdom of Burma lying on the eastern Bay...
globalarakannetwork
Mar 31, 20241 min read
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Rohingya: The Foundational Years
By Jacques P. Leider Policy Brief Series No. 123 (2020) Myanmar’s Rakhine State (‘Arakan’ until 1982) borders on Bangladesh and the Bay...
globalarakannetwork
Mar 31, 20241 min read
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Reflection on the Arakan Political Dynamics: Challenges and Pathways
By Tun Oo and K Wantha, GAN Longread: Opinions March...
globalarakannetwork
Mar 27, 20247 min read
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Arakan Army vows to protect the foreign investments in Arakan
GAN/Arakan (Rakhine State) March 26, 2024 AA soldiers in Liza (Photocredit) The mighty Arakan...
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Mar 26, 20242 min read
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Arakan (Rakhine State): A Land in Conflict on Myanmar’s Western Frontier
18 December 2019 By Martin Smith, Transnational Institute (TNI) Rakhine State, historically known as Arakan, represents the post-colonial...
globalarakannetwork
Mar 16, 20241 min read
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