Current Affairs

By Abubakar N. Kasim, Toronto, Canada THE media and islamophobes continue to harass Muslims. They demand statements of condemnation every time a crazy mad man takes matters into his own hands and commit atrocities.

By Yvonne Ridley By the time you read this war could already have started between America and North Korea, such are the precarious times in which we live. Certainly the world moved one step closer to the abyss thanks to sabre rattling from your president, Donald Trump who recently despatched US Air Force bombers and fighter jets to fly off North Korea's coast.

By Elder George THE greatest hardships experienced in the United States seemingly result from natural disasters such as fire, snow, rain, drought, flooding, tornados and hurricanes. The news media covers these disasters in great depth as it attempts to capture the emotional impact on the populace.

By Yvonne Ridley I watched with incredulity from my farm in the Scottish Borders as Donald Trump made his first ever speech before the General Council of the United Nations. I knew it would be spectacular but not in this way - it was gross in the extreme.

By Elder George Bringing about change necessitates having an enemy that can be readily railed against. While any movement requires a positive message to bring about change, the positive message requires direction against a common enemy

ARAKANESE or Rohingya Muslims are indigenous to Arakan. Having genealogical linkup with the people of Wesali (or Vesali kingdom) of Arakan, the Rohingya of today are ancient inhabitants in their land. The earliest people in Arakan were descended from Aryans. They were resembling the people of India-Benga

Dr. Firoz Mahboob Kamal Ethnic cleansing & the only option The massive campaign of ethnic cleansing provides little option for the Rohingya Muslims. Former Muslim majority state of Arakan –now called Rakhine, is being rapidly transformed to a Muslim-free zone. The current regime has proven that they can only offer deaths, rapes, destruction and eviction and no peace or security for the Rohingya Muslims.

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 of Turkey Fikri Işık showed Friday, September 8.

AGENCIES COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — The Seven year-old Rohingya boy lies on a broken mattress on the floor of a crowded government hospital, bandages covering the spot where a bullet fired by Myanmar troops tore through his chest a week earlier.

Petitioning United Nations General Secretary Antonio Guterres (United Nations General Secretary) and 7 others Share this Petition It is the world’s most silent genocide. So silent, in fact, that even in the unlikely event you have heard about it, it’s more than likely you know only its foggiest details.