THOUGHTS ON MUSLIMS OF BURMA AND CURRENT EVENTS THERE

Sep 27, 2007 | Dr. Habib Siddiqui

BY DR. HABIB SIDDIQUIBurma is a country that has people of many races, ethnicities and religions. Because of lack of reliable census data the exact number of these various communities is not known. There is no question though that the Buddhist population makes up...

Akyab Muslim (Rohingya) community joins monks protest

Sep 27, 2007 | Latest

September 26, Akyab: For the first time yesterday, the Muslim community joined a protest led by monks in Akyab after five major demonstrations broke out in the Arakan State's capital, Burma since August 28, said a resident."I saw over 1000 Muslims march the...

Mounting Challenge

Sep 23, 2007 | Latest

MYANMAR, formerly Burma, is in crisis for the sixth day. Highly influential Buddhist monks have led peaceful demonstrations in Yangon, protesting against the military government. Yesterday in a highly symbolic move, a thousand monks led other demonstrators to the home...