Rohingya illegal aliens to be returned to Burma, maybe

This is an update on the international conflict swirling around the fate of Rohingya Muslim boatmen (no women and children in these boats) arriving by the hundreds on the shores of Thailand and Indonesia. Burma (Myanmar) says it will take any back who can prove they originated in Burma while still claiming they have no Rohingya … Continue reading Rohingya illegal aliens to be returned to Burma, maybe

No Muslim charity for Rohingya

The Rohingya are a Muslim minority in what is now Myanmar (although officials there call them illegal aliens) and no Muslim country will help them.  In recent months the number of Muslim boatmen seeking work and flooding into neighboring countries have caused a political firestorm in Thailand, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Malaysia.    See our Rohingya reports category … Continue reading No Muslim charity for Rohingya

Angelina Jolie visits refugee camp in Thailand, gets it wrong on Rohingya

The last time we wrote about Angelina Jolie it was to praise her good sense. She had visited Iraq and Iraqi refugees, and she spoke to the Council of Foreign Relations. (See our several posts on Jolie here.)  Way back in April, when almost everybody was convinced that all the Iraqi refugees had to be … Continue reading Angelina Jolie visits refugee camp in Thailand, gets it wrong on Rohingya