North American imams: Bangladesh must halt Rohingya relocation

Online Desk

Recently, Sesame Street announced two Rohingya puppet characters, demonstrating how the world is embracing these Muslim genocide survivors. North American imams and Muslim leaders have demanded Bangladesh government to halt the relocation of Rohingyas. A diverse group of 120 imams, chaplains, scholars and other leaders in the USA and Canada has signed onto a letter to the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh.

In the letter, they wrote the government should halt relocation of Rohingya Muslims to Bhasan Char, an island built atop an unstable sandbar far from the mainland, and that access be given to UN investigators to determine if the relocation is non-coercive and safe.

Imam Dr Omar Suleiman, founder and president of Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, joined other illustrious leaders from around Canada and the USA. Participating imams noted that more than a dozen families were placed on the relocation list without their consultation.

“Rohingya are frightened and in hiding,” stated Imam Taha Ghayyur of Justice for All Canada. “Therefore, it is not surprising that Canadian imams and leadership are requesting a more compassionate response. We have witnessed previous attempts to relocate Rohingya families to Burma as well as Bangladesh, and this creates a climate of fear,” he added.