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Rohingya refugees in refugee camp in Bangladesh, 2017 (Photo: Zlatica Hoke/VOA) Nadine Osman The UN approved a resolution condemning human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar on December 27. The resolution comes a month before the UN’s International Court of Justice ruled on a request for emergency measures in a genocide case against Myanmar. […]

25th Jan 2019

Twitter CEO slammed for endorsement of Myanmar tourism

Elham Asaad Buaras Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has been criticised for a seeming “tone-deaf” endorsement of tourism in Myanmar, a country recently accused by a UN fact-finding mission of pursuing a campaign of “genocide” against the Muslim (Rohingya) minority since August 2017. Dorsey’s comments sparked a backlash, with many people criticising him for ignoring […]

30th Nov 2018

Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of another award

The fall from grace continues for Aung San Suu Kyi who has been stripped of yet another honour (Photo: Michał Józefaciuk/Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej/CC) Elham Asaad Buaras Aung San Suu Kyi, the once globally revered de facto leader of Myanmar, has been stripped of yet another prestigious award for her part in the Rohingya crises. Amnesty […]

29th Jun 2018

Historical account of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

The Rohingya Crisis, A People Facing Extinction. By Muhammad Abdul Bari. Kube Publishing 2018. Pb 74pp. £4.99 The book is a concise, well researched, easily readable and passioned book on the history and plight of the Rohingya people in Myanmar. The book argues that what is happening to the Rohingya Muslims is a genocide and […]

29th Sep 2017

Peace laureate in denial over Rohingya Muslim genocide

Aung San Suu Kyi (Photo: Comune Parma/Flickr Creative Commons) The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded annually to individuals and institutions that “have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.” Throughout its 115 year history, […]

Over 120 people attended a landmark conference on the media reporting of Islam and Muslims. It was held jointly by The Muslim News and Society of Editors in London on September 15.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.

The Muslim News Awards for Excellence event is to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to society. Over 850 people from diverse background, Muslim and non-Muslim, attended the gala dinner.