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Adil Sakhawat
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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
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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
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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
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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‘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
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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.
Adil Sakhawat
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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
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes