The Outsiders

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In a country where discrimination against minority groups is a fact of life, Muslims are bottom of the heap... "There is a saying that if you lose control of your bicycle in Burma?s western Arakan State, you shouldn?t worry as it will stop when it hits a kala. Kala is Burmese slang for outsider, or alien, and although Caucasians are sometimes referred to as white kala, the term is more commonly used for anyone dark skinned, usually of Indian origin. While some shrug the term off, others consider it abusive and degrading: an insult to people whose ancestors may have fought for the country and who consider themselves wholly Burmese...

Creator/author: 

Harry Priestley

Source/publisher: 

"The Irrawaddy" Vol. 14, No. 1

Date of Publication: 

2006-01-00

Date of entry: 

2006-05-01

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English

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