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'Rebirth in hunger': Ramadan starts for Filipino Muslims

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 17 09:43 AM

Fatima Amilhamja and her family feasted on chicken braised in coconut milk before dawn on Thursday, their only meal until nightfall, as Filipino Muslims marked the start of Ramadan, Islam's holy month of fasting.   Read more »

Ramadan starts Thursday: NCMF

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 16 08:13 AM

Islam's holy month of Ramadan will start Thursday, the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos said.    Read more »

UN Security Council pushes Myanmar on accountability over Rohingya

Reuters
Posted at May 10 07:48 AM

The United Nations Security Council urged Myanmar’s government on Wednesday to carry out transparent investigations into accusations of violence against mainly Rohingya Muslims in the country’s Rakhine state and to allow immediate aid access to the region. Read more »

Marawi: The long way home

Erik De Castro, Reuters
Posted at Apr 20 07:38 PM

Residents wait in queue at a military checkpoint before they are allowed to return to their homes for the first time in Marawi City since the battle between government troops and Islamic State militants began in May last year. Read more »

An Elusive Happiness: Reflections of A Thai Monk

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN 
Updated as of Jan 03 08:06 AM

Peace between the various ethnic groups and religions in Southeast Asia will not occur unless minorities are given the space to express their faith, culture and language, even as they find their place within their respective nations. Read more »

Suu Kyi says Myanmar army admission on killings a positive step

Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 01:20 AM

YANGON - Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday it was "positive" that the country's military was taking responsibility for the actions of troops, after the army said soldiers were involved in killing 10 captured Rohingya Muslims. Read more »

Pope urges decisive measures for Myanmar refugees, avoids 'Rohingya'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 11:10 PM

Pope Francis called on Thursday for decisive measures to resolve the political reasons that caused mostly Muslim refugees in Myanmar to flee to Bangladesh and urged countries to help the Dhaka government deal with the crisis. Read more »

The Day in Photos: 27 November 2017

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 07:13 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Pope Francis arrives in Myanmar

Vincenzo Pinto, AFP
Posted at Nov 27 05:51 PM

Pope Francis is greeted by children in traditional clothing upon his arrival at Yangon International Airport on Monday. Read more »

Muslims gather to boost stalled Philippine peace talks

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 27 04:02 PM

SULTAN KUDARAT - The Philippines' main Muslim guerrilla group staged a huge rally Monday at its southern headquarters that attracted Christians and rival rebels, in a joint effort with the government to reignite a stalled peace process. Read more »

Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start Rohingya return

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 04:08 AM

Bangladesh and Myanmar will start repatriating refugees in two months, Dhaka said Thursday, as global pressure mounts over a crisis that has forced more than half a million Rohingya to flee across the border.    Read more »

Pope Francis to meet head of Myanmar army, Rohingya refugees

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 12:29 AM

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will meet the head of Myanmar's army and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, both late additions to a tour of the two countries next week. Read more »

U.S. calls Myanmar operation against Rohingya 'ethnic cleansing'

Arshad Mohammed and David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Nov 23 12:28 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday labeled the Myanmar military operation against the Rohingya population "ethnic cleansing" and threatened targeted sanctions against those responsible for what it described as "horrendous atrocities." Read more »

France to 'prevent' Muslim street prayers in Paris suburb

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 07:25 AM

French authorities will stop Muslims from praying in a street north of Paris, the country's interior minister said Sunday, after a series of protests by lawmakers and locals over what they view as an unacceptable use of public space.  Read more »

Tillerson to press Myanmar army chief to halt violence so Rohingya can return

Simon Cameron-Moore and Yimou Lee, Reuters
Posted at Nov 15 04:25 AM

More than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh since late August, driven out by a counter-insurgency clearance operation of Myanmar forces. Read more »

Japan's Abe offers $1 billion in rural aid to Myanmar's Suu Kyi

Reuters
Posted at Nov 14 08:34 PM

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday pledged up to 117 billion yen ($1.03 billion) of development aid to Myanmar in a meeting in Manila with government leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Read more »

First hijab-wearing Barbie to honor US fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 14 07:14 AM

American group Mattel unveiled its first ever hijab-wearing Barbie doll Monday in honor of US Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, who in 2016 became the first American Olympian to wear a headscarf while competing.   Read more »

Myanmar army replaces general in charge of Rakhine operation

Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 10:08 PM

YANGON - Myanmar's army has replaced the general in charge of Rakhine state, an army media officer said on Monday, where an army operation drove more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh. Read more »

Human rights skirted at Asia summit

Manuel Mogato and Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Nov 13 09:44 PM

MANILA - Leaders of Asian nations meeting in Manila on Monday skirted around the mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims triggered by Myanmar's military crackdown, disappointing human rights groups who were hoping for a tough stand on the humanitarian crisis. Read more »

New colors for Marawi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 06:32 PM

A week after Marawi was declared liberated from ISIS-inspired extremists, people in affected areas are eager to bring normality back to the war ravaged city. Read more »