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a:49:{s:10:"the_blp_id";s:11:"most-recent";s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:67:"Book Review: Rohingya History & Myanmar’s Citizenship Crisis";s:9:"the_title";s:62:"Book Review: Rohingya History & Myanmar’s Citizenship Crisis";s:13:"the_permalink";s:91:"https://www.islamicity.org/103793/book-review-rohingya-history-myanmars-citizenship-crisis/";s:6:"the_id";i:103793;s:14:"the_view_count";s:3:"157";s:17:"the_comment_count";s:1:"0";s:8:"the_date";s:10:"Jan 3 2025";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:40:"January 3, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:17:"the_image_caption";s:23:"Credit: Suvra Kanti Das";s:18:"the_embed_cf_value";s:0:"";s:22:"the_thumbnail_cf_value";s:76:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/rohingya-muslims.jpg";s:9:"the_image";s:455:" <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/103793/book-review-rohingya-history-myanmars-citizenship-crisis/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/rohingya-muslims.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> ";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:176:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/rohingya-muslims.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:15:"the_author_name";s:14:"Habib Siddiqui";s:15:"the_author_full";s:200:"By: Habib Siddiqui   Source: iViews";s:12:"the_by_terms";s:66:"Habib Siddiqui";s:16:"the_source_terms";s:44:"iViews";s:18:"the_category_terms";s:299:"Asia, Featured, Highlights, World Affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_terms";s:495:"Genocide, Human Rights, Myanmar, Myanmar’s Citizenship Crisis, Rohingya, Rohingya Genocide Advocacy";s:16:"the_values_terms";N;s:18:"the_channels_terms";N;s:18:"the_category_slugs";s:38:"asia featured highlights world-affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_slugs";s:93:"genocide human-rights myanmar myanmars-citizenship-crisis rohingya rohingya-genocide-advocacy";s:16:"the_values_slugs";s:0:"";s:18:"the_channels_slugs";s:0:"";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:334:"The Rohingyas of Arakan of Burma (Myanmar) have been the repeat victims of genocidal crimes perpetrated by the Buddhist majority in their native land. They were a forgotten people until their most recent exodus – a forced and violent one, which I must emphasize – to Bangladesh in 2017.  Nearly a million of Rohingyas took…";s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:8:"is_audio";b:0;s:11:"is_articles";b:1;s:8:"is_photo";b:0;s:9:"the_topic";s:67:"Genocide";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:8:"Genocide";s:13:"the_view_time";s:2:"13";s:9:"loop_item";a:0:{}s:10:"loop_index";i:1;s:5:"first";b:1;s:4:"last";b:0;s:4:"even";b:0;s:3:"odd";b:1;s:8:"rs_count";i:21;s:13:"is_full_width";b:0;s:12:"is_big_image";b:0;s:9:"cell_cell";s:17:"cell-cell-owl.php";s:4:"cell";s:6:"filter";s:13:"small_devices";s:1:"1";s:19:"small_devices_count";s:15:"same-as-desktop";s:18:"is_query_wordpress";b:1;s:6:"is_diy";b:0;}
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a:49:{s:10:"the_blp_id";s:11:"most-recent";s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:64:"Will the Second Liberation of Bangladesh Stand the Test of Time?";s:9:"the_title";s:64:"Will the Second Liberation of Bangladesh Stand the Test of Time?";s:13:"the_permalink";s:98:"https://www.islamicity.org/103732/will-the-second-liberation-of-bangladesh-stand-the-test-of-time/";s:6:"the_id";i:103732;s:14:"the_view_count";s:3:"100";s:17:"the_comment_count";s:1:"0";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Dec 23 2024";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"December 23, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:17:"the_image_caption";s:30:"Credit: Emon's photography orb";s:18:"the_embed_cf_value";s:0:"";s:22:"the_thumbnail_cf_value";s:70:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/bangladesh.jpg";s:9:"the_image";s:456:" <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/103732/will-the-second-liberation-of-bangladesh-stand-the-test-of-time/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/bangladesh.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> ";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:170:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/bangladesh.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:15:"the_author_name";s:14:"Habib Siddiqui";s:15:"the_author_full";s:200:"By: Habib Siddiqui   Source: iViews";s:12:"the_by_terms";s:66:"Habib Siddiqui";s:16:"the_source_terms";s:44:"iViews";s:18:"the_category_terms";s:299:"Asia, Featured, Highlights, World Affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_terms";s:704:"Bangladesh, Bangladesh Second Liberation, Bharatiya Janata Party, Human Rights, India-Bangladesh Relations, Injustice, Rohingya, Rohingya Genocide Advocacy";s:16:"the_values_terms";N;s:18:"the_channels_terms";N;s:18:"the_category_slugs";s:38:"asia featured highlights world-affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_slugs";s:148:"bangladesh bangladesh-second-liberation bharatiya-janata-party human-rights india-bangladesh-relations injustice rohingya rohingya-genocide-advocacy";s:16:"the_values_slugs";s:0:"";s:18:"the_channels_slugs";s:0:"";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:305:"Yesterday, I was talking with a good friend of mine who (true to his last name) has been at the forefront of human rights movement for decades. In 2018, he and I spoke from the same podium on genocide of the Rohingya people of Myanmar in Cologne, Germany. In the recent past, his group’s tireless…";s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:8:"is_audio";b:0;s:11:"is_articles";b:1;s:8:"is_photo";b:0;s:9:"the_topic";s:71:"Bangladesh";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:10:"Bangladesh";s:13:"the_view_time";s:2:"13";s:9:"loop_item";a:0:{}s:10:"loop_index";i:2;s:5:"first";b:0;s:4:"last";b:0;s:4:"even";b:1;s:3:"odd";b:0;s:8:"rs_count";i:21;s:13:"is_full_width";b:0;s:12:"is_big_image";b:0;s:9:"cell_cell";s:17:"cell-cell-owl.php";s:4:"cell";s:6:"filter";s:13:"small_devices";s:1:"1";s:19:"small_devices_count";s:15:"same-as-desktop";s:18:"is_query_wordpress";b:1;s:6:"is_diy";b:0;}
a:49:{s:10:"the_blp_id";s:11:"most-recent";s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:57:"Witnessing Evil: Why I Can No Longer Write About Zionism?";s:9:"the_title";s:57:"Witnessing Evil: Why I Can No Longer Write About Zionism?";s:13:"the_permalink";s:90:"https://www.islamicity.org/102987/witnessing-evil-why-i-can-no-longer-write-about-zionism/";s:6:"the_id";i:102987;s:14:"the_view_count";s:3:"349";s:17:"the_comment_count";s:1:"0";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Oct 13 2024";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:41:"October 13, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:17:"the_image_caption";s:0:"";s:18:"the_embed_cf_value";s:0:"";s:22:"the_thumbnail_cf_value";s:84:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/us-elections-2024-scaled.jpg";s:9:"the_image";s:462:" <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/102987/witnessing-evil-why-i-can-no-longer-write-about-zionism/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/us-elections-2024-scaled.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> ";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:184:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/us-elections-2024-scaled.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:15:"the_author_name";s:14:"Habib Siddiqui";s:15:"the_author_full";s:200:"By: Habib Siddiqui   Source: iViews";s:12:"the_by_terms";s:66:"Habib Siddiqui";s:16:"the_source_terms";s:44:"iViews";s:18:"the_category_terms";s:391:"Americas, Featured, Highlights, Middle East, World Affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_terms";s:725:"Donald Trump, Genocide, Greater Israel, Israel Violence, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Kamala Harris, Us Elections 2024, War On Gaza, Zionism";s:16:"the_values_terms";N;s:18:"the_channels_terms";N;s:18:"the_category_slugs";s:54:"americas featured highlights middle-east world-affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_slugs";s:133:"donald-trump genocide greater-israel israel-violence israeli-palestinian-conflict kamala-harris us-elections-2024 war-on-gaza zionism";s:16:"the_values_slugs";s:0:"";s:18:"the_channels_slugs";s:0:"";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:265:"I get calls and emails from my old friends and editors of some of the newspaper and internet sites who ask me if I am doing okay. When I tell them I am doing okay, they ask me why I have not been writing anymore. It is hard to explain why someone like me who…";s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:8:"is_audio";b:0;s:11:"is_articles";b:1;s:8:"is_photo";b:0;s:9:"the_topic";s:75:"Donald Trump";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:12:"Donald Trump";s:13:"the_view_time";s:2:"10";s:9:"loop_item";a:0:{}s:10:"loop_index";i:3;s:5:"first";b:0;s:4:"last";b:0;s:4:"even";b:0;s:3:"odd";b:1;s:8:"rs_count";i:21;s:13:"is_full_width";b:0;s:12:"is_big_image";b:0;s:9:"cell_cell";s:17:"cell-cell-owl.php";s:4:"cell";s:6:"filter";s:13:"small_devices";s:1:"1";s:19:"small_devices_count";s:15:"same-as-desktop";s:18:"is_query_wordpress";b:1;s:6:"is_diy";b:0;}
a:49:{s:10:"the_blp_id";s:11:"most-recent";s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:54:"NRBs: Turning Bangladesh's Brain Drain into Brain Gain";s:9:"the_title";s:54:"NRBs: Turning Bangladesh's Brain Drain into Brain Gain";s:13:"the_permalink";s:87:"https://www.islamicity.org/102506/nrbs-turning-bangladeshs-brain-drain-into-brain-gain/";s:6:"the_id";i:102506;s:14:"the_view_count";s:3:"519";s:17:"the_comment_count";s:1:"0";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Aug 24 2024";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:40:"August 24, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:17:"the_image_caption";s:0:"";s:18:"the_embed_cf_value";s:0:"";s:22:"the_thumbnail_cf_value";s:78:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/flag-of-bangladesh.jpg";s:9:"the_image";s:453:" <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-BEGIN--><a href="https://www.islamicity.org/102506/nrbs-turning-bangladeshs-brain-drain-into-brain-gain/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/flag-of-bangladesh.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> <!--BLP-SHORTCODE-END--> ";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:178:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/flag-of-bangladesh.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:15:"the_author_name";s:14:"Habib Siddiqui";s:15:"the_author_full";s:200:"By: Habib Siddiqui   Source: iViews";s:12:"the_by_terms";s:66:"Habib Siddiqui";s:16:"the_source_terms";s:44:"iViews";s:18:"the_category_terms";s:299:"Asia, Featured, Highlights, World Affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_terms";s:71:"Bangladesh";s:16:"the_values_terms";N;s:18:"the_channels_terms";N;s:18:"the_category_slugs";s:38:"asia featured highlights world-affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_slugs";s:10:"bangladesh";s:16:"the_values_slugs";s:0:"";s:18:"the_channels_slugs";s:0:"";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:392:"Non-Resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) are individuals of Bangladeshi origin who live outside of Bangladesh. This group includes the émigré community that has settled in various parts of the world and falls under the NRB category. Wherever NRBs have settled as new residents—whether as citizens, dual citizens, or permanent or temporary residents—they and their descendants have become…";s:8:"is_video";b:0;s:8:"is_audio";b:0;s:11:"is_articles";b:1;s:8:"is_photo";b:0;s:9:"the_topic";s:71:"Bangladesh";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:10:"Bangladesh";s:13:"the_view_time";s:2:"12";s:9:"loop_item";a:0:{}s:10:"loop_index";i:4;s:5:"first";b:0;s:4:"last";b:0;s:4:"even";b:1;s:3:"odd";b:0;s:8:"rs_count";i:21;s:13:"is_full_width";b:0;s:12:"is_big_image";b:0;s:9:"cell_cell";s:17:"cell-cell-owl.php";s:4:"cell";s:6:"filter";s:13:"small_devices";s:1:"1";s:19:"small_devices_count";s:15:"same-as-desktop";s:18:"is_query_wordpress";b:1;s:6:"is_diy";b:0;}
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