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Help Rohingya Muslims

Turkish civil aid agency, Lada camp, 220 families in Ladhpara food assistance to 50 women and pots made carpet mat. Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), Myanmar's Arakan (Rakhine) state of Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh took refuge in a variety offood and aid supplies made.

Update news of Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships

Maungdaw, Arakan State: The Rohingya villagers are not  free  from the arrest of Nasaka, army, Hluntin and police personnel at Maungdaw Township. The higher government authority lets them free to harass the Rohingya community without any fear, according to a school teacher from Maungdaw south requesting not to be named for security reason.

The Rohingya Problem: Why and How to Move Forward

Dr. Habib Siddiqui [Author’s Note: Keynote speech delivered at the International Conference on “Contemplating Burma’s Rohingya People’s Future in Reconciliation and (Democratic) Reform,” held on August 15, 2012 at the Thammasat University, Bangkok.] As a conscientious global citizen of our planet, I have been writing for the past 32 years since my days as a university student on a plethora of issues, which include history, culture and

Turkey Raises $33 Million in Aid for Rohingya

Turkey has collected roughly 60 million Turkish lira (US $33 million) for Rohingya Muslims in Arakan State, according to the Sunday Zaman, a Turkish newspaper. The money was collected by the prime minister’s Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate, the Turkish Religious Affairs Foundation and the Kimse Yok Mu Association, a charitable  foundation.