Be a #RohingyaHero this Ramadan!

The Rohingya are the most persecuted minority, according to the UN.  Since 1982, they have been rendered stateless although they've been living in Myanmar/Burma for generations.  

Since 2012, hundreds of thousands have been displaced either in Internal Displaced Persons (IDP) Camps in Burma or in squalid, unregistered refugee camps in surrounding countries, predominantly in Bangladesh.

The Rohingya, according to London's Queen Mary University, are in the final stages of a genocide and the global community can no longer ignore the plight of the Rohingya.

Burma Task Force, a project of Task Force on Peace and Justice Canada, a not-for-profit organization, is a leading voice of a coalition of organizations with the aim of ending the Rohingya Genocide and return citizenship to the stateless with the help of our volunteers, members, and government.

This Ramadan, DO NOT FORGET the MOST HELPLESS and NEGLECTED People of the World in your Zakat and Sadaqa!

The ruins of a village market that was burned to the ground, near Maungdaw in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. (Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters)

A YouTube screen grab shows a policeman kicking a villager sitting among fellow Rohingya in Kotankauk last November. (Zaw Myo Htike/AFP/Getty Images)

Please Do Your Part to Alleviate the Suffering of Rohingya Muslims! Donate Your Sadaqa & Zakat!

Conditions that the Rohingya have been living in for years now:





A young Rohingya refugee stands in her house which has been destroyed by Cyclone Mora at Balukhali Refugee Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, May 31, 2017. (Reuters)

View of the Balukhali Refugee Camp after being hit by Cyclone Mora in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, May 31, 2017. (Reuters)

The second day of Ramadan 2017 Rohingya in Yangon forced to pray Tarawih in the rain after their mosque was shut down

The Venerable W directed by Barbet Schroeder, a film on a monk, Wirathu, accused of inciting hatred on the Rohingya community. Wirathu has been accused of being the Myanmar equivalent of Osama Bin Laden. (Cannes)

Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are seen in the New Delhi, India, slum they now call home.  (CBS)

Are You Ready to Stop Genocide with Zakat and Sadaqa?

Quick Facts about Rohingya Muslims:

> Citizenship has been taken away.
> Military has blocked off aid to 80,000 people. 3,000 children require aid urgently or they will die
> Military is burning villages, committing extrajudicial killings, and looking property of Rohingya
> Only 1 physician for every 83,000 Rohingya Muslims is allowed to serve.
> Around 250,000 Rohingya Muslims are living in concentration camps.
> Around 2 million Rohingya Muslims are living in refugee camps in neighbouring countries.
> Marrying without permission results in 10 years in prison, which is rarely granted.
> Cannot attend schools.
> Not allowed to have a job.
> Cannot worship freely. Mosques shut down in Ramadan and no Friday Prayers allowed.
> Cannot travel freely.
> Sexual violence and rape of Rohingya women is on an all time rise
> Media blackout and censorship on reporting on Rohingya genocide is getting worse

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Our Activities and Events Over the Past Year:

(Peaceful Demonstration organized by Burma Task Force on the 1st World Rohingya Day at Celebration Square, Mississauga, August 19th, 2016.  Was accompanied by a Rohingya Sermon Campaign Across the GTA)
 (Meeting with Global Affairs Canada in Ottawa, October 6th, 2016)


(Peaceful Demonstration Dundas Square, Toronto, December 4th, 2016)

(Spreading awareness at RIS, December 23-25, 2016)

(Radio interview on Muslim Perspectives, March 4th, 2017)

(Presentation to the Government Human Rights Subcommittee at Centre Block in Ottawa, April 4th, 2017)

(Photo Exhibit and Conference with Special Guests from UNHCR and World Renowned Photographers Andrew Day and Liz MYS, May 5th, 2017)


(Photo Exhibit, Kensington Market, Downtown Toronto, May 8th-14th, 2017)

These are just some of the events and efforts we have done since August 2016.  

What else has Burma Task Force Canada been up to?

> Distribution of educational materials across the GTA and other cities in Canada
> Presentations and educational seminars at universities and organizations
> Research papers & Memos
> Meetings with MP's and other government officials
> Action Alerts, mobilizing the community to give a voice to the voiceless Rohingya
> Interviews
> Social Media presence
> Participation in a global initiative called #WeAreAllRohingyaNow
> Producing YouTube Videos
> Building a coalition through organizations and the interfaith community
> And much more!

We need your help in the fight against rape, a crime against humanity.

With your help, we can build on this momentum and finally put enough pressure on the major players to end the Rohingya Genocide before it is too late!

Don't Forget the most Neglected People this Ramadan in Your Zakat and Sadaqa!