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In solidarity with the Rohingya, 16 Hong Kong Muslim organisations and public sent a powerful letter of condemnation to the Myanmar Consulate in Hong Kong
Rohingya. It’s been the talk for the global community over the last week. The devastation and utterly inhumane treatment of the most persecuted miniority in the world continued as hundreds of innocents have been killed and more than 150,000 have fled their homes in Burma fearing for their lives by the Burmese government, military and […] More
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In 1913, during WW1, Rohingya Muslims sent aid to Turks’ Ottoman army, showing the long solidarity between the two communities
The solidarity between Rohingya Muslims and the Turks dates back to the First World War, when the former provided material and emotional support to the Ottoman Government, a document released by Deputy Prime Minister Fikri Işık showed Friday as reported by Daily Sabah. According to records obtained from the Ottoman archives, Rohingya people sent 1,391 […] More
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500 Hindus fled Burma after 85 were killed for not joining the Burmese army in the killing of Rohingya Muslims
Dhaka: Hindus from Myanmar have joined streams of Muslim Rohingyas to seek refuge in Bangladesh after the killing of 86 people from their community in the ethnic violence in the neighbouring Buddhist-majority country. Officials said nearly 500 Hindus arrived in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, bordering Myanmar, along with tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims amid escalated […] More
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Turkey to Bangladesh: Open your doors to Rohingya Muslims, we’ll cover all expenses
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has called on Bangladesh to open its doors to Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state. Speaking at a Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Eid al-Adha celebration event in the Mediterranean province of Antalya on Friday, Çavuşoğlu reiterated Turkey’s call to Bangladesh to open its doors to […] More
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Rohingya Muslims – The Orphans of Asia
Over the last few years, the heart-tormenting news regarding Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar (Burma) by boat and on foot reminds us the world’s most forgotten people’s wretched life. Background The Rohingya people live in Burma, and they are indigenous to the state of Rakhine, bordering Bangladesh on the Bay of Bengal, while others claim that they […] More
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A message of hope to the Muslims feeling depressed with the current oppressed state of the Ummah
Syria. Burma. Palestine. Kashmir. Yemen. And many more. The Muslims are going through one of the toughest times in recent times worldwide. Oppression is ripe, our blood has become cheap and it’s creating a fever of depression. However, as a Muslim, we are told by Allah and His Messenger (peace be upon him) to be […] More
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A conscious Muslim’s heartfelt message regarding the oppressed Ummah’s state
Syria, Kashmir, Burma, Palestine. The East to the West. The Muslims are being killed, tortured, raped and oppressed. Yes, there is a clear-cut genocide in motion where Muslims are the minority among other religious ideologies. Any one who sees it otherwise ought to check the state of their hearts. Muslims all over the world, the ordinary […] More
