Talk:Rakhine State
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[edit] POV language
Language like the following:
The dignity, the honour and the prestige of the Rakhine as a FREE NATION had terminated immediately after loss of independence
... lead me to want to dispute the neutrality of this article.
--Miwasatoshi, 12 Sep 2005, 2149 MST
[edit] Rohingya
I do not undersand why the second major community name is called as Bangali rather than calling the correct name "Rohingya". Is not true that Rakhines were the "Magh" then why Rakhine never want to be called as "Magh".
Bangalis are those who speaks Bangali Language and are staying in Bangladesh. Remember that old Arakan was mainly dominated by three ethnic groups namely "Chañçi", "Ruáñí" and "Magh" and Bangali were not included.
Arohang
[edit] Religion and the root of the name
Upto my knowledge:
- the origin of the word Arakan came from the Arabic word Arkan ( أركان ) meaning pillars. The region took that name after the spread of Islam in it.
- According to so many resources 70% of the population are Muslims.
My resources are Arabic resources. --Wisamzaqoot 20:28, 31 May 2007 (UTC)
