Called the most persecuted minority in the world, the Rohingya have a millennial-long history in Myanmar, the country that's excluding them.

As the war in the Middle East continues and escalates unabated, it is time to reflect on the potential fallout from festering ...

2017 - On Aug. 25, 2017, a shadowy Rohingya armed group, called the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), attacks police posts in Rakhine state, killing at least a dozen officers.

For a history of the evolution of Rohingya political organizations see AFK Jilani, The Rohingyas of Arakan: Their Quest for Justice, (Dhaka), 1999.

The Rohingya were driven from Myanmar. Now they’re taking up arms to fight back. In the heart of the world’s largest refugee camp, whispers of resistance grow louder as young men feel ...

For years, Myanmar’s state viewed the Rohingya as ethnic Bengali interlopers with no rightful claim to citizenship — no matter that the community has a rich and deep history in the country.

Rohingya, who are mostly Muslim, trace their roots in Myanmar’s Rakhine area back centuries, a reading of history supported by independent scholars.

The Rohingya people have long been inhabitants of the Rakhine State, also known as Arakan, in present-day Myanmar. Throughout their winding history in the region, the Rohingya have routinely faced ...

Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state at risk of ‘genocidal violence ... At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.

Years later, when the Rohingya faced another wave of brutal persecution, he fled by boat to Malaysia, eventually finding safety in Kuala Lumpur. "People could take anything from us because we ...