| fluky-nintendy said: I wonder what their relationship with Christian is also like. On wikipedia it says the percentage is higher but I don't see any attack reports on them. So it makes me think they either have special hatred towards muslims or (some) muslims in fact do things that made them retaliate. |
The Christians are almost all members of hill tribes, mostly Karen in E Burma, and in Chin State in SW, north of Arakan where Rohingya are. The primary factor is unlike Rohingya these are recognized national minorities seen as native residents of Burmese state, not colonial settlers. While these tribes have fought for autonomy in opposition to military/government, the legitimacy of their presence was not challenged as such, even if their communities are poorer and marginalized from power especially in military dictatorship era (though some also participated in army). Also important to note that Rohingya are probably less than half of Muslims in Burma, the rest being recognized ethnic minorities with citizenship. While generic sectarian sentiment very much exists, de facto it is tied up with specific ethnic groups and their status in majority Burmese society.
