The Citizen Archive and Strategic Silencing: A Study on Rohingya Genocide
This paper critically examines the role of citizen archives in the systemic disenfranchisement and eventual genocide of the Rohingya people in Myanmar. By analyzing the historical and contemporary practices of documenting national identity, it reveals how the Myanmar government's manipulation o...
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| description | This paper critically examines the role of citizen archives in the systemic disenfranchisement and eventual genocide of the Rohingya people in Myanmar. By analyzing the historical and contemporary practices of documenting national identity, it reveals how the Myanmar government's manipulation of citizen archives rendered the Rohingya stateless and silenced, culminating in the brutal ethnic cleansing recognized by the international community. The study juxtaposes this with similar archival strategies in the USA, UK, Palestine, and India, highlighting a disturbing trend where state-controlled identity documents are weaponized to discriminate against and control marginalized groups. The findings underscore an urgent need to monitor and reform the management of citizen archives to protect minority rights and prevent such atrocities, offering a poignant reminder of the dangers of allowing governmental control over personal identities to go unchecked. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d2c21a5dfd8a483ea630f9e0ff08e0e92025-08-20T02:24:01ZdeuOsman KöseHistory Studies1309-46882025-05-0117225927210.9737/historystudies.15076342404The Citizen Archive and Strategic Silencing: A Study on Rohingya GenocideAbdulla Al Mahmud0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5122-5854SAKARYA UNIVERSITYThis paper critically examines the role of citizen archives in the systemic disenfranchisement and eventual genocide of the Rohingya people in Myanmar. By analyzing the historical and contemporary practices of documenting national identity, it reveals how the Myanmar government's manipulation of citizen archives rendered the Rohingya stateless and silenced, culminating in the brutal ethnic cleansing recognized by the international community. The study juxtaposes this with similar archival strategies in the USA, UK, Palestine, and India, highlighting a disturbing trend where state-controlled identity documents are weaponized to discriminate against and control marginalized groups. The findings underscore an urgent need to monitor and reform the management of citizen archives to protect minority rights and prevent such atrocities, offering a poignant reminder of the dangers of allowing governmental control over personal identities to go unchecked.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/4033441rohingya genocideethnic cleansingcitizen archivesstate-controlled identityminority rightsrohingya soykırımıetnik temizlikvatandaş arşivleridevlet kontrolündeki kimlikazınlık hakları |
| spellingShingle | Abdulla Al Mahmud The Citizen Archive and Strategic Silencing: A Study on Rohingya Genocide History Studies rohingya genocide ethnic cleansing citizen archives state-controlled identity minority rights rohingya soykırımı etnik temizlik vatandaş arşivleri devlet kontrolündeki kimlik azınlık hakları |
| title | The Citizen Archive and Strategic Silencing: A Study on Rohingya Genocide |
| title_full | The Citizen Archive and Strategic Silencing: A Study on Rohingya Genocide |
| title_fullStr | The Citizen Archive and Strategic Silencing: A Study on Rohingya Genocide |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Citizen Archive and Strategic Silencing: A Study on Rohingya Genocide |
| title_short | The Citizen Archive and Strategic Silencing: A Study on Rohingya Genocide |
| title_sort | citizen archive and strategic silencing a study on rohingya genocide |
| topic | rohingya genocide ethnic cleansing citizen archives state-controlled identity minority rights rohingya soykırımı etnik temizlik vatandaş arşivleri devlet kontrolündeki kimlik azınlık hakları |
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