Essay About My Country

1497 Words6 Pages

Rohingya is an ethnic group and majority of them are Muslims. After 1962 military overthrow in Myanmar, rules and laws have changed drastically where the Rohingya were only given foreign identity cards for each of them instead of national registration cards. This card limits the jobs, educational opportunities and other rights they could pursue and obtain as a citizen. However, things got worse in 1982 when a new citizenship law was passed through the parliament. This time, the Rohingya have been denied citizenship which makes them stateless and unwelcomed to their own country. They have lived for generations in Myanmar but never being considered as one of the country’s official ethnic groups. They are facing oppression, violence, persecution …show more content…

However, as my father collected used items like cans and bottles, he sometimes found newspapers that people have thrown away, so he brought it back to our house. There are times when I read news talking about us and our country. These help me to know and get some information about what are happening in Burma. The last time I specifically heard about our country is from a neighbor of mine, she came to Malaysia later than me and she told us that the situation is still the same. Nothing changes. Severe food shortages, people have been killed and houses were burned. Up till now, there is nothing better happening to the Rohingya. I do miss my country but I kept on remembering how I saw my relatives being cut off and burned to death. We were starving and all I did was crying the whole time because I could not get any food to eat. Every time I read any news regarding my country, I will always remember about the sufferings we have to go through in the past. It was very hurtful to see many bad things happening in front of your eyes especially when you are just a small girl who did not know anything about the world. Communicating with the other refugees does give me some information about our country. What they heard from other people, news they have read or what they had experienced before and after coming to Malaysia are the things that will always being discussed when we are

More about Essay About My Country

Open Document