How does the English language itself shape our understanding of Arakan?

Feb 20, 2025 ... Arakan Army Posed to “Liberate” Myanmar's Rakhine State ... The Arakan Army (AA), the ethnic armed organization for the Arakan (Rakhine) people, ... Dec 9, 2018 ... A range of radical groups are focusing on the Rohingya, as are political leaders seeking to burnish their Islamist credentials. All this may produce violence ... Jun 12, 2019 ... The development needs in the state are acute. Its per capita GDP is 25 percent below the country average and 78 percent of the population lives ... May 29, 2024 ... The New Humanitarian: Recently, leaders of the AA have made repeated references to Bangladeshis and Bengalis online. Some Rohingya see this as ... Nov 29, 2024 ... By Kiana Duncan. The Arakan Army insurgent group in western Myanmar's Rakhine state has made rapid advances against the junta over the past ... Dec 26, 2024 ... The AA serves as the military arm of the United League of Arakan (ULA), the political organization of the Buddhist people in western Rakhine state. Dec 3, 2024 ... Arakan Muslims (Rohingya), long persecuted by Myanmar's military, are now facing new threats from the Arakan Army. Arakan State is a state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady ... ... Rakhine State (also known as Arakan), especially around Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Rathedaung, Akyab and Kyauktaw. There are a number of distinct Muslim ... Dec 9, 2024 ... The capture by the Arakan Army makes the group's control of the northern part of Rakhine state complete, and marks another advance in its bid ...