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It has been said that truth is the first casualty of war and while the Civil War in Myanmar (formerly Burma) has raged since 1948, recent flare ups of the conflict have given rise to the death of truths that pertain both to Myanmar specifically and to countries in Myanmar’s geopolitical position more broadly. This is especially true of the present phase of the so-called Rohingya conflict.
This is especially true of the present phase of the so-called Rohingya conflict.

The gymnasium at the Champions Islamic Center is covered with mats and blankets, donated clothes and boxes of food lining its walls.
On the eve of the Eid al-Adha festival, one of Islam’s holiest days, it’s become the temporary home for 15 of the thousands of Harvey evacuees, Muslim and non-Muslim. And though it will host hundreds of people during the Friday morning prayer for the so-called festival of sacrifice, the mosque’s leaders have been adamant: No matter how many people attend the prayers, the evacuees aren’t going anywhere.

The driver fled the scene and was not apprehended. Police arrested two brothers from Morocco who may have rented or stolen the van. [...]

People carry posters during a rally in support of Muslim Americans and protest of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies in Times Square, New York, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017. (AP/Andres Kudacki)
After President Donald Trump introduced his January executive order banning travel to the United States from seven Muslim majority countries, Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) introduced HR 852, entitled The Freedom of Religion Act of 2017.

Law enforcement officials investigate an explosion at the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minn., on Aug. 5, 2017. (David Joles/Star Tribune)
MINNEAPOLIS  — The Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in suburban Minneapolis, like other U.S. mosques, occasionally receives threatening calls and emails. Its leaders say they’re more frightened now after an explosive shattered windows and damaged a room as worshippers prepared for morning prayers.

Reacting to the reports of low sperm count in Western males, Mohamed Elmouelhy said that Australian men are too busy smoking, drinking beer, and taking drugs to procreate. [...]

Willie Lawson paints over racist graffiti painted on the side of a mosque in Roseville, Calif. (AP/Rich Pedroncelli)

Migrants and refugees from mostly Muslim countries are responsible for 92% of violent rapes in Sweden, and the numbers are increasing. [...]

Democratic senatorial candidate Deedea Abboud.
When visiting Democratic senatorial candidate Deedra Abboud’s website, you’ll see a long list of the work she’s done within her community to advocate for Muslim-Americans, migrants, and diversity dating back over two decades.

She said that "our number one priority is to protect and defend our community, not to assimilate and please any other people in authority." Immigration without assimilation is invasion. [...]