Derek Tonkin "But supporters of Rakhine Muslims overseas should at the
same time acknowledge that the particular designation 'Rohingya' had no serious historical validity prior to independence in 1948. If 'Rohingya' were felt to be a step too far, why not seek to modernise the 'Arakan Muhammadan' of 1901? "The 'Rohingya' Identity: The British Experience in Arakan"