The Rohingyas, like India’s Muslims, seem to be a second-string hard luck cause
by Rashmee
Posted on April 17, 2022
As with Muslims in India, Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims are denied the luxury afforded by the …
Read MoreThe West suffers selective myopia and amnesia over India’s Muslims
by Rashmee
Posted on April 15, 2022
Here’s a good example of the way the Indian authorities ignore physical assaults on Muslims …
Read MoreThe West sheds still more crocodile tears for Xinjiang
by Rashmee
Posted on April 14, 2022
On April 8, a Christian Chinese national who spent 10 months in a Xinjiang detention …
Read MoreMyanmar’s democracy was always a bit of an aspiration. Now, we don’t have even that
by Rashmee
Posted on February 13, 2021
/FAITH, HOPE… A fortnight after the military coup in Myanmar, the dismal truth is how …
Read MoreNow, for that other major election – in Myanmar
by Rashmee
Posted on November 8, 2020
Today, Myanmar goes to the polls for only the second time in a decade. Roughly …
Read MoreGambia’s case on behalf of the Rohingyas underlines shared humanity not just Muslim concerns
by Rashmee
Posted on December 19, 2019 / The Arab Weekly
Gambia’s attempt to hold Myanmar accountable for the Rohingyas’ suffering tells an exhilarating story about …
Read MoreBurma’s ‘Dirty List’ of international companies has the usual suspects and some surprises too
by Rashmee
Posted on December 10, 2018
The Burma Campaign UK, an NGO based in London, emailed an interesting press release on …
Read MoreThe Rohingyas are the new Palestinians, says Foreign Policy. Is that true for US Muslims?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 27, 2017
Last week, I asked ‘Are the Rohingyas the New Palestinians?’ This week, Foreign Policy says …
Read MoreCould Rohingya crisis set off faith-based conflicts in South Asia? That’s what Bimal Ghosh fears
by Rashmee
Posted on September 19, 2017
Only the short-sighted or the credulous would be persuaded by Aung San Suu Kyi’s extraordinary …
Read MoreAre the Rohingyas the new Palestinians?
by Rashmee
Posted on September 17, 2017 / The Arab Weekly
Are the Rohingyas the new Palestinians? They share the following descriptors: The disinherited, the dispossessed …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK