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Muslim countries need to do something about Myanmar's Rohingya: Analyst

Tuesday, 29 August 2017 12:21 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 29 August 2017 1:16 PM ]

Rohingya refugees head back to Myanmar as Bangladeshi border guards drive them away from Bangladeshi territory near Ukhiya on August 28, 2017. (Photo by AFP)

Muslim countries need to take action to stop the persecution of the Rohingya community in Myanmar, says the director of the Center for Muslims Affairs.

“We (the world Muslims) need to do all we can to put pressure on Muslim states to take some action to relieve the situation of the Rohingya Muslims; then stop the Buddhist state behaving in this way and committing crimes against humanity,” Jahangir Mohammad told Press TV on Tuesday.

About 1,000 persecuted Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar's Rakhine state have fled to neighboring Bangladesh after coming under fire from military soldiers.

PressTV-1,000 Rohingya Muslims flee to Bangladesh

About 1,000 Rohingya Muslims flee to neighboring Bangladesh following violent clashes.

Furthermore, the death toll from ongoing clashes between Myanmar's troops and the so-called advocates of the persecuted Rohingya Muslims recently reached nearly 100.

Thousands of desperate Muslims recently entered Bangladesh, fleeing from intensified crackdown on the minority by Buddhist mobs and security forces over recent attacks on police outposts.

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