The Muslim Post

US Taking Fewer Muslim Refugees

US Taking Fewer Muslim Refugees

The first four months of a U.S. refugee program wholly determined by the Trump administration have led to a dramatic decline in Muslim refugees coming to the United States, and a significant shift in where refugees are coming from, according to a VOA review of official data. From Oct. 1, 2017 to Jan. 25, 2018, […]

Hasina seeks return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar

Hasina seeks return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar

Bangladesh’s prime minister has accused Myanmar of ethnic cleansing of its Rohingya people and urged the country to allow the return of “hungry, distressed and hopeless” refugees. Sheikh Hasina told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that Bangladesh was sheltering more than 800,000 Rohingya, of whom 430,000 had arrived in the past three weeks.

’10 attacks a day’ against refugees, shelters in 2016

’10 attacks a day’ against refugees, shelters in 2016

More than 2,500 refugees in Germany were attacked last year, according to a report by the interior ministry, raising fears over the safety of those who have fled war and persecution. In a statement on Sunday, the interior minister citing police figures said that Germany recorded more than 3,500 attacks in total against refugees, migrants […]

ISIS Attempts to ‘Buy Allegiance’ Of Refugees

Ted Nugent Says the Parkland Survivors 'Have No Soul'

The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) is capitalizing on the desperation of refugees, attempting to buy their allegiance to bolster its own ranks, according to a new report released Monday. According to London-based anti-extremism think tank Quilliam, ISIS is engaging in efforts to recruit refugees in humanitarian camps, on migration routes to Europe, and in […]

Muslims suffer because of Europe’s terror laws – Amnesty

Muslims suffer because of Europe’s terror laws – Amnesty

Europe’s reinforced terrorism legislation is discriminating against Muslims and refugees. In a report out on Tuesday, the campaign group Amnesty International says the legislation is “dangerously disproportionate” and is spreading fear and alienation. Security is meant to protect our rights & freedoms, not used to trample them. #Europe’s leaders, are you listening?

US to Resettle Iraqis Victimized by IS

US to Resettle Iraqis Victimized by IS

The U.S. government is working to permanently resettle hundreds of Iraqis who were victims of Islamic State (IS) violence. Larry Bartlett, director of the Office of Refugee Admissions at the State Department told VOA that the U.S. is coordinating with the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to bring in hundreds of Iraqis to several to be […]

Pakistan to deport Afghan who was once refugee icon

Pakistan to deport Afghan who was once refugee icon

Sharbat Gul – the green-eyed “Aghan girl” whose portrait featured on the cover of a National Geographic magazine in 1985 became a symbol of the refugee crisis caused by decades-long conflict in her country – will be deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan after a court found her guilty of obtaining a fake Pakistani identity card. […]

UK: Families opening doors to refugees

The British government officially offers some level of material support to refugees who have reached the UK by their own means to seek asylum. But, there are various circumstances under which this support can be withheld or withdrawn if the state refuses or delays the initial claims for asylum. In such cases, people seeking asylum […]

The Gulf States refuse to step up and accept their share of refugees

The Syrian civil war is now five years old, spreading deep economic and humanitarian costs around the world. The arrival of more than one million refugees and migrants in Europe is leading to tensions that could bring an end to internal mobility in the European Union. Canada’s response to the Syrian crisis also became a […]

Rep. Keith Ellison defends Muslim Syrian refugees’ First Amendment rights

Rep. Keith Ellison, who in 2007 became the first Muslim member of Congress, on Wednesday cited the Constitution’s protection of freedom of religion to blast his colleagues’ proposals to allow Christian Syrian refugees into the U.S. refugees but not Muslims refugees from that country. Asked about his reaction to proposals from lawmakers such as Republican […]