Jacques Leider @ Association for Asian Studies, Washington, D.C.
22 MARCH 18
Between March 22-25, Jacques Leider participated in the annual conference 2018 of the Association for Asian Studies, Washington, D.C. On Friday, March 23, he contributed to "The Rohingya Question" session, along with David Steinberg, Francis Wade, Magnus Fiskesjo, Tharaphi Than and Matrii Aung Thwin.
The Rohingya Question:
"Since the 25th of August 2017, more than half a million Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape actions various international leaders and bodies are describing as a state-sanctioned "ethnic cleansing" drive and has been called by some a "genocide" in the making. This special AAS panel will bring together a group of experts with backgrounds in the fields of history, anthropology, law and journalism to critically discuss the genesis and construction of Rohingya ethnic claims, and to exam1ne whether the Rohingya are currently subject to deliberate killings in Rakhine State and assess the general human rights situation in that part of Myanmar."
PANELISTS INCLUDE: Matrii Aung Thwin (Moderator), Associate Professor, National University of Singapore; David Steinberg, Professor, Georgetown University; Magnus Fiskesjo, Associate Professor, Cornell University; Francis Wade, Freelance Journalist; Jacques Leider, Professor, Ecole française d'Extreme-Orient; Tharaphi Than, Professor, Northern Illinios University.
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The Rohingya Question:
"Since the 25th of August 2017, more than half a million Rohingya refugees have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape actions various international leaders and bodies are describing as a state-sanctioned "ethnic cleansing" drive and has been called by some a "genocide" in the making. This special AAS panel will bring together a group of experts with backgrounds in the fields of history, anthropology, law and journalism to critically discuss the genesis and construction of Rohingya ethnic claims, and to exam1ne whether the Rohingya are currently subject to deliberate killings in Rakhine State and assess the general human rights situation in that part of Myanmar."
PANELISTS INCLUDE: Matrii Aung Thwin (Moderator), Associate Professor, National University of Singapore; David Steinberg, Professor, Georgetown University; Magnus Fiskesjo, Associate Professor, Cornell University; Francis Wade, Freelance Journalist; Jacques Leider, Professor, Ecole française d'Extreme-Orient; Tharaphi Than, Professor, Northern Illinios University.
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