Burma’s perennially contentious relationship with the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation moved no closer toward amicability this week as the two sides traded barbs over the situation in Rakhine State, where…
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World Islamic body OIC tells Burma to protect rights of Rohingya
Burma must protect the rights of its Rohingya Muslim minority, the chief of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Thursday, urging the Southeast Asian nation to join hands…
Suu Kyi's office rebuffs Malaysia for hosting OIC summit
Foreign ministry says it was “regrettable” that Malaysia called together Muslim governments to put pressure on Burma over the plight of Rohingyas.
As Muslims meet, Malaysian PM tells Burma to ‘stop the killing’ of Rohingya
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called on Burma on Thursday to stop all discrimination and attacks on Rohingya Muslims, and urged the world’s Islamic countries to act to end an…
ASEAN, UN must help Burma resolve Rohingya crisis
“We are inviting a worst case scenario in which boats filled with the dead drift in the oceans in a gruesome testament to inhumanity,” says OIC envoy.
Arakan officials snub OIC offers of help
Arakanese authorities complain that they were not properly informed of the OIC’s visit and again turned down the Islamic bloc’s request to establish a presence in the state.