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Rohingya muftis issue fatwas stopping the persecuted community from fighting Myanmar

‘In Burma, only 5% people are Muslim. Are they to take up arms against 95% of the people?’

Adil Sakhawat
· Mar 13, 2018 · 06:30 pm
A journey to Rakhine in Myanmar reveals an endless stream of Rohingyas, desperate for shelter

An eyewitness report from the first journalistic incursion into the Myanmar state where Rohingyas are fleeing persecution in the conflict-torn region.

Adil Sakhawat
· Sep 11, 2017 · 09:30 pm
Breaking Buthidaung: Rohingya refugees reaching Bangladesh tell grave tales of suffering

Whatever news has emerged from Rakhine is just the tip of the iceberg. The worst is beginning to seep out.

Adil Sakhawat
· Sep 08, 2017 · 07:30 pm

‘I’m happy we aren’t dead’: Rohingyas fleeing to Bangladesh describe their long walk for survival

Thousands of Rohingyas are pouring into Chittagong Hill Tracts to escape persecution by the Myanmarese forces.

Adil Sakhawat
· Sep 03, 2017 · 07:30 pm
At the Bangladesh border, some Rohingyas wait for shelter, others wait to join ‘freedom struggle’

The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, which Myanmar brands as a terror group, is seeing its numbers swell as Rohingya persecution intensifies.

Adil Sakhawat
· Aug 30, 2017 · 09:30 pm
‘We will fight until the last drop of blood’: A meeting with insurgent group fighting for Rohingyas

In hiding, the Harakah al-Yaqin has lost ground among the persecuted community they claim to fight for, but has not lost spirit.

Adil Sakhawat
· Jan 13, 2017 · 10:30 pm

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Adil Sakhawat

Rohingya muftis issue fatwas stopping the persecuted community from fighting Myanmar

‘In Burma, only 5% people are Muslim. Are they to take up arms against 95% of the people?’

Adil Sakhawat · Mar 13, 2018 · 06:30 pm

A journey to Rakhine in Myanmar reveals an endless stream of Rohingyas, desperate for shelter

An eyewitness report from the first journalistic incursion into the Myanmar state where Rohingyas are fleeing persecution in the conflict-torn region.

Adil Sakhawat · Sep 11, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Breaking Buthidaung: Rohingya refugees reaching Bangladesh tell grave tales of suffering

Whatever news has emerged from Rakhine is just the tip of the iceberg. The worst is beginning to seep out.

Adil Sakhawat · Sep 08, 2017 · 07:30 pm

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Thousands of Rohingyas are pouring into Chittagong Hill Tracts to escape persecution by the Myanmarese forces.

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At the Bangladesh border, some Rohingyas wait for shelter, others wait to join ‘freedom struggle’

The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, which Myanmar brands as a terror group, is seeing its numbers swell as Rohingya persecution intensifies.

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‘We will fight until the last drop of blood’: A meeting with insurgent group fighting for Rohingyas

In hiding, the Harakah al-Yaqin has lost ground among the persecuted community they claim to fight for, but has not lost spirit.

Adil Sakhawat · Jan 13, 2017 · 10:30 pm

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