Genocide of Rohingya Muslims
Persecution of the poor and marginalised Rohingya Muslims at the hands of Buddhist majority in Myanmar has a long history, but since 2012, they are victims of the state-backed genocide.…
In Modi’s Delhi, Indian Muslims segregate to seek security
In February 2020, Nasreen and her husband Tofik were living in Shiv Vihar, an upcoming neighbourhood in northeast New Delhi. But that month, riots erupted targeting Muslims like them and…
Crowded BD revives plan to settle Rohingya on isolated island
Bangladesh, one of the world's poorest and most crowded nations, plans to go ahead with work to develop an isolated, flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal to temporarily house…
The abandoned Rohingya
The Rohingya are a Muslim ethnic minority in Myanmar. Descendants of Arab traders, these people have a distinct language and different cultures from the Buddhist community. In 1982, the Myanmar…
Divided Muslims
SINCE the annexation of India-held Kashmir in August, Pakistan has had to realise that it lacks the resources — diplomatic, economic, legal or otherwise — to respond to India’s unilateral…
India’s Rohingya shame
Earlier this month, India sparked panic among its long-suffering Rohingya refugee population by deporting a family of five to their home country of Myanmar, where they will most certainly face…
Rohingya repatriation
The rushed attempt to send the Rohingya refugees back to their home state caused concern in the international community and led many to question the reasons behind the eagerness of…
Rohingya blood on our hands
By announcing a token aid of $32 million to the Rohingya Muslims, the US has at last acknowledged the deepening humanitarian catastrophe in Myanmar. Given the overwhelming nature of the…
The Rohingya struggle
On the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma), thousands of Rohingya Muslims are stranded in wretched conditions. But the silence from the Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi is eerie.…
