Myanmar has given a nod to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation OIC to assist Muslim Rohingya displaced by sectarian violence. Following talks between a delegation from the pan-Islamic body and President Thein Sein on the “deplorable humanitarian situation in Rakhine state in Rangoon, on Friday, Myanmar gave green signal to the OIC to provide aid to suffering Rohingya Muslims.
While several Islamic humanitarian organisations are willing to provide aid to all residents of the strife-torn state, Saudi King Abdullah has offered a grant of $50 million to the Rohingya, sources say. He has described Rohingya Muslims as victims of “several rights violations, including ethnic cleansing, murder, rape and forced displacement.”
Besides Buddhists, Myanmar forces also opened fire on Rohingya leaving scores dead since June. While the bloodshed continued, women are being raped and innumerable Rohingyas are displaced. No wonder that they are viewed by the United Nations as one of the world’s most persecuted minorities.
OIC head Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu had proposed sending a mission to probe “massacres… oppression and ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya in Rakhine.