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19 Jan 2021
An Update on the Rohingya Crisis
This article was originally published in South Asia Voices. Three years after the Myanmar Army orchestrated genocide in Rakhine State, the Rohingya crisis continues. Almost 1 million survivors of the Army’s brutal crackdown are stuck in… read the complete article
20 Apr 2020 | Individuals
COVID-19’s Impact on Persecuted Muslims Worldwide
The current coronavirus pandemic has forced our entire human race to adjust to a “new normal” of quarantine lifestyles around the globe. At the same time, we must not forget that there are also millions… read the complete article
14 Dec 2019 | Politics
It is not just the state of Myanmar that is on trial, but our collective humanity
On December 10, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) trial of Myanmar’s genocide against Rohingya Muslims got underway, de facto state leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi sat steely eyed, impassive. The Gambia, representing a coalition of 52 Muslim majority countries, called on the Court to invoke the 1948 Genocide Convention against Myanmar. Under the Convention, which was ratified by Myanmar in 1956, states can be held accountable for failing to prevent genocide, or failure to hold perpetrators of genocide accountable. read the complete article
12 Nov 2019 | Politics
Myanmar Sued for Rohingya Genocide at World Court
On November 11, 2019, the African nation of Gambia filed an official lawsuit with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague requesting that the World Court condemn Myanmar’s government for violating the 1948 Genocide Convention with its ongoing campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya Muslim people. read the complete article
17 Jan 2019
Caught in the Crosshairs of Hate: The Rohingya
A timeline of historic events that precipitated the modern day Rohingya crisis. read the complete article