Monday, June 27th 2016 Why Myanmar is urging foreigners to avoid using the historical term ‘Rohingya’ by Azeem Ibrahim Published 27 June, 2016  3 hours ago.   The country’s fledgling democracy is marred by denying rights to a Muslim minority. Image credit:  Mohd Rasfan/AFP Azeem Ibrahim The government in Myanmar, trying to rewrite history in defining its identity, is engaging in ethnic cleansing. The target are the Rohingya, a people the United Nations and Amnesty International call“the most persecuted refugees in the world”.   Myanmar is home to a large and diverse number of ethnic and religious groups: 135 ethnic groups […]