Arakan News Agency
Myanmar authorities refused to grant licenses to Rohingya Muslims to rebuild their mosques that were damaged by floods in recent times, as Muslims who are trying to restore the mosques according to the correspondent of the agency.
The correspondent pointed out that many mosques were destroyed totally or partially by the floods that swept through western Myanmar weeks ago.…
Earlier, the President of Myanmar Thein Sein said during his visit to flood-affected people that the government will allow the Rohingyas to begin rebuilding their mosques and restore them, but authorities refuse to grant licenses for the Muslims, in apparent contradiction with what was announced by the President.
This is faced by the Rohingya in many cities and villages of Arakan province (west of the country) Difficulties when trying to get out of their houses to perform prayers as authorities under the pretext of a curfew to prevent clashes with the extremist Buddhists in the neighboring villages and neighborhoods.
The government has announced the closure of hundreds of mosques and prevented them from performing religious rites there until further notice following the 2012 events.
The Rohingya Muslims have been subjected to the ethnic cleansing in 2012 through operations for murders, mass displacement and the destruction of thousands of homes.
