Tag Archives: Muslim

  • Biden rolls back Trump policies on wall, climate, health, Muslims 21 January 2021 | Reuters Staff This post has one comment

    US President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after being sworn on Wednesday, undoing policies put in place by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, and making his first moves on the pandemic and climate change. ...

  • Muslims protest against France over caricature of Prophet Muhammad 31 October 2020 | Reuters Staff This post has no comments yet

    Tens of thousands of Muslims protested in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Palestinian territories on Friday after killings in a French church prompted a vow from President Emmanuel Macron to stand firm against attacks on French values and freedom. ...

  • Amnesty International strips Aung San Suu Kyi of highest honour 13 November 2018 | Dmitry Zaks This post has one comment

    Amnesty International on Monday stripped Aung San Suu Kyi of its highest honour over the Myanmar leader's "indifference" to the atrocities committed by the military against Rohingya Muslims. ...

  • Nava Thakuria Will Modi succeed in making India a Hindu Nation? 20 June 2018 | Nava Thakuria This post has no comments yet

    The debate relating to Bill 2016 asks if it is only a ploy to safeguard Hindu refugees from neighbouring countries, or a plan by Hindu-centric forces to make India a Hindu Nation. ...

  • NS Venkataraman Applaud Myanmar and Bangladesh for accord on Rohingya refugees 1 December 2017 | NS Venkataraman This post has 2 comments

    Bangladesh and Myanmar have exhibited extraordinary qualities of wisdom and understanding in reaching an accord for peaceful repatriation of the Rohingya refugees, ...

  • The refugee crisis gripping Asia is make-or-break for Indian leadership 21 September 2017 | Nyshka Chandran This post has no comments yet

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces a daunting challenge as his administration looks to deport Rohingya refugees while fending off international criticism. ...

  • Aung San Suu Kyi denies Rohingya ethnic cleansing allegations 6 April 2017 | Eleanor Ross This post has no comments yet

    The Nobel Prize winner told the BBC’s Fergal Keane that there were issues in Rakhine State where the Muslim Rohingya live, but said it did not go as far as ethnic cleansing. ...

  • Myanmar pursuing ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Rohingya: UN official 25 November 2016 | Sam Jahan, and Caroline Henshaw in Yangon This post has one comment

    Myanmar is engaged in "ethnic cleansing" of Rohingya Muslims, a UN official has said, as reports emerged Friday of troops shooting at villagers as they tried to flee. ...

  • Brokers tricking Rohingya children onto trafficking boats 19 May 2015 | Esther Htusan This post has no comments yet

    The boy was shoved onto the wooden vessel with hundreds of other Rohingya Muslims. For days, the 14-year-old sat with his knees bent into his chest, pressed up against sweaty bodies in the cabin's rancid heat. ...

  • At least 25 killed in Buddhist-Muslim clashes in Myanmar 22 March 2013 This post has no comments yet

    Charred bodies lay unclaimed on the streets of a riot-hit town in central Myanmar, witnesses said Friday, as global pressure mounted for an end to the Buddhist-Muslim unrest. ...