Topic: muslims

Muslims gather to boost stalled Philippine peace talks

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

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 »

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

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

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 »

Human rights skirted at Asia summit

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

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 »

Friday prayers in Marawi

Friday prayers in Marawi

Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 08:43 PM

Capt. Mujib Ladjabuan, division chaplain of the 1st Infantry Division Tabak, prays with fellow Muslims at the Masjid Abubakr Sidiq in Bgy. Basak Malutlut in Marawi City on Friday.  Read more »

Refugees cross the river

Refugees cross the river

Fred Dufour, AFP
Posted at Oct 10 06:57 PM

Rohingya refugees walk after crossing the Naf river from Myanmar into Bangladesh in Whaikhyang on Monday. A top UN official said on October 7 Bangladesh's plan to build the world's biggest refugee camp for 800,000-plus Rohingya Muslims was dangerous because overcrowding could heighten the risks of deadly diseases spreading quickly. Read more »

Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar in new surge

Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar in new surge

Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 11:08 PM

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - Thousands of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar fled to Bangladesh on Monday in a new surge of refugees driven by fears of starvation and violence the United Nations has denounced as ethnic cleansing. Read more »

OPINION: Are the Rohingyas the Palestinians of Southeast Asia?

OPINION: Are the Rohingyas the Palestinians of Southeast Asia?

Karim Raslan — Ceritalah ASEAN
Updated as of Sep 25 05:29 PM

Sadek Ali Hassan is a forty-four-year-old teacher living in Malaysia. He is also a Rohingya. Sadek has spent over a quarter of a century living outside his homeland. When I meet him in the small, ramshackle madrassah he runs for the children from his community in the Selangor suburb of Ampang, he's at first reluctant to talk about his past.  Read more »

Suu Kyi urged to push for end to violence on Rohingya

Suu Kyi urged to push for end to violence on Rohingya

Reuters
Posted at Sep 19 04:48 AM

NEW YORK - Britain, France and Australia urged Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday to push for an end to military violence against Rohingya Muslims, while her national security adviser said those who had fled could return but the process had to be discussed. Read more »

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