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Bishops nervous Pope will mention Rohingya

Bishops nervous' Pope will mention Rohingya

Catholic bishops of Myanmar are worried that the pontiff will mention the violence in Rakhine during his visit next...

28 Oct 2017 12:38 AM GMT

Rohingya man refugee again 40 years after leaving Bangla

Ahmed's family fled an earlier wave of violence against the Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state in 1978, when he...

19 Oct 2017 1:04 AM GMT

It was not clear what triggered the clashes, with accounts varying between a road accident and a land dispute. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Plagued with communal riots, Sri Lanka deploys troops, orders curfew

A brawl degenerated into street violence between two groups, majority Buddhist Sinhalese and minority Muslims.

18 Nov 2017 2:19 PM GMT

A Rohingya refugee carries two children in buckets as they arrive at Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Nearly 300,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmars Rakhine state into Bangladesh in the 15 days since new violence erupted, the United Nations said on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

Good immigrants, bad immigrants?

As a great democracy, we must be responsible and uphold the rights of those who come to us seeking shelter.

16 Sep 2017 6:43 PM GMT

Flowers lay at the tomb of Nahel Merzouk in a cemetery in Nanterre, a Paris suburb. (AP Photo/Cara Anna)

Pavan Varma | Muslim lives matter, too, in Paris as well as Delhi

While Islamic violence cannot be condoned, the hypocrisy of the dominant white French is also condemnable.

8 July 2023 6:40 PM GMT

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In PM's constituency, Muslim weavers hope for progress

Muslims, who comprise 20% of the population in Modi's constituency, appear to be solidly behind the Samajwadi...

5 March 2017 9:32 AM GMT

Thousands of Rohingyas have fled a military operation in Rakhine state, in Myanmar.

Myanmar detains cops over Rohingya abuse video

Neighbouring Bangladesh says some 50,000 Rohingya have crossed its border over the past two months.

2 Jan 2017 8:52 PM GMT

Aung San Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi denies ethnic cleansing of Myanmar minority

The Geneva-based body's fact-finding mission will examine allegations of torture, murder and rape allegedly committed by...

6 April 2017 4:08 AM GMT