Posted on November 9, 2018 by assedbaig
Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. But as allied countries commemorate what they call the ‘Great War’, Assed Baig reports, many of the soldiers that fought for Britain have long been ignored. #WorldWarOne …
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Posted on October 28, 2018 by assedbaig
Between 2015 and 2017, one in three Oxford colleges failed to offer any black students a place. Last year, only 48 black students took up a place out of 12,000 undergraduates. Roy Celarie worked over 50 hours a week to …
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Posted on October 4, 2018 by assedbaig
New rules in London mean all taxis must be zero emissions by 2032. The first batch are already on the road. TRT World’s Assed Baig takes a ride in one of the British capitals new hybrid taxis. #London #Electrictaxi #Nexus …
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Posted on August 2, 2018 by assedbaig
Imran Khan spent many years playing cricket in Britain, and his first marriage was to a British woman. Nexus’s Assed Baig went to East London – where there is a big Pakistani community – to find out whether his charm …
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Posted on July 28, 2018 by assedbaig
A recent survey suggests 61% of German Turks feel more Turkish than they do German. It raises questions about integration, identity and belonging, but it also shows a deepening divide within Turkish society in Germany. Footballer Mesut Ozil’s recent decision …
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Posted on July 25, 2018 by assedbaig
Mesut Ozil’s shock resignation from the German football team – citing racism – has triggered both praise and criticism. But it’s also got people talking about inclusivity in sport. Assed Baig hit the streets of Berlin to find out what …
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Posted on July 20, 2018 by assedbaig
Millions of Syrians have been forced to flee the war in their country. Many have taken the dangerous trip to Europe, but even if they do make it there’s no guarantee of a prosperous life. However, one Syrian chef is …
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Posted on July 4, 2018 by assedbaig
Poland’s government has brought in a new law that could force upto forty percent of senior judges to retire early. Demonstrators took to the streets in several cities to protest against the reforms. The European Union has also raised objections. …
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Posted on June 30, 2018 by assedbaig
Austrian politicians have recently criticised Turks there who voted for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the recent Turkish elections. It’s just one of several issues which some Turks say is making life increasingly uncomfortable in Austria. Read the original article …
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Posted on June 26, 2018 by assedbaig
Austria is staging its largest ever military exercise along its border with Slovenia, at a time when the European Union is divided over the issue of migration. This year, 43- thousand people arrived in the EU by crossing the Mediterranean, …
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Posted on June 10, 2018 by assedbaig
Turkish Muslims in the country say it’s the latest attempt to target them. Assed Baig has the latest from Vienna. Read the original article published in TRT World on 10 June 2018
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Posted on May 31, 2018 by assedbaig
On this episode of Nexus we looked at disgraced movie-producer Harvey Weinstein. He’s been indicted on rape charges, but his lawyer is confident he’ll walk free. Nexus with Matthew Moore On this episode of Nexus was actor Jumaan Short who …
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Posted on March 21, 2018 by assedbaig
Roads to Afrin town are still blocked but aid is being allowed through. The Turkish government says it has set up 29 aid distribution centres inside Afrin, after the YPG terror group has been mostly pushed out. Our correspondent Assed …
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Posted on March 20, 2018 by assedbaig
Two days after the YPG terror group was removed from Afrin, Some residents of the Syrian town want to return to their homes. However, all routes in are now closed, after eleven people were killed in an explosion. Read the …
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Posted on March 17, 2018 by assedbaig
The European Commission has promised extra funding to compensate Turkey for accommodating more than 3 million Syrian refugees. But many of the refugees who had planned to use Turkey as a staging post, say life there is quite hospitable. Assed …
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Posted on March 16, 2018 by assedbaig
As Operation Olive Branch enters its third phase, villages in the Afrin region continue to be freed from YPG control. Assed Baig visited one village hours after it was cleared. Read the original article published in TRT World on 16 …
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Posted on March 13, 2018 by assedbaig
Relations between the United Arab Emirates and Turkey have taken another nosedive. A top diplomat in the Gulf state has accused Turkey of not respecting the sovereignty of its Arab neighbours. And as Assed Baig reports, it’s added strain to …
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Posted on January 21, 2018 by assedbaig
Free Syrian Army soldiers backed by the Turkish military have cleared the town of Afrin of YPG terror group.The forces entered Afrin town centre earlier, on Sunday morning, fulfilling a major objective of operation Olive branch. TRT World correspondent Assed …
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Posted on August 29, 2017 by assedbaig
Brexit and the City of London. Will the UK’s financial sector flounder without the EU, or is it an opportunity to flourish? Opinion is divided over what Brexit will mean for the City of London. Revenues, jobs and its reputation …
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Posted on June 29, 2017 by assedbaig
A man who was left with life-changing injuries in an East London acid attack has been telling this programme about his ordeal. Jameel Muhktar was in his car with his cousin Reshem Khan when a toxic substance was sprayed through …
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Posted on June 14, 2017 by assedbaig
We speak to our reporter, Assed Baig, who spent the night at the scene of the fire talking to those who escaped and were desperately searching for loved ones.
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Posted on June 8, 2017 by assedbaig
[insert video] Counter terror officers investigating the London Bridge attack have made more arrests today in east London – and searched the gym where one of the attackers worked, apparently taking away computer equipment in an overnight raid. New CCTV …
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Posted on February 23, 2017 by assedbaig
[insert video] Ministers have said former Guantanamo Bay detainees could lose the financial settlements paid to them if they have breached legal agreements with the Government. It’s a move designed to curb criticism over the payment made to the British …
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Posted on February 11, 2017 by assedbaig
[insert video] Depression and anxiety were once thought of as illnesses which only affected adults but mental health problems affect around one in ten children and young people. But schools are struggling to help them, according to a new survey. …
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Posted on December 26, 2016 by assedbaig
[insert video] Assed Baig has been outside George Michael’s home in North London, where fans have gathered to pay tribute to the star today.
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Posted on November 20, 2016 by assedbaig
{insert video] More than 100 people have been killed and hundreds more injured after a passenger train derailed in Northern India. Rescuers are struggling to find and free survivors in the wreckage of the crowded passenger train. Assed Baig reports.
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Posted on April 1, 2016 by assedbaig
By Moneeb Hafeez This research is an attempt to understand the cause of the current insurgency in Afghanistan. The Taliban, a fundamentalist Islamic movement, are fighting a foreign occupation on what is perceived as a war on religious grounds. However when …
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Posted on June 15, 2015 by assedbaig
Assed Baig reports from Dewsbury, where people are trying to understand why two Yorkshire teenagers, including reported suicide bomber Talha Asmal, ran away to a distant conflict.
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Posted on January 23, 2015 by assedbaig
Exclusive: two British men who have returned from the Syria conflict say they went to the Middle East on a humanitarian mission “against a brutal regime” – and insist they are not terrorists. Think about the conflict in Syria today and the …
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Posted on January 14, 2015 by assedbaig
[insert video] East London deli owner Adel Defilaux tells Assed Baig he received death threats, after posting a “Je suis Charlie” sign, on the day a new issue of the satirical magazine went out.
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Posted on November 20, 2014 by assedbaig
WikiLeaks founder Assange to appeal against decision by Swedish court not to drop an arrest warrant against him. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to take his battle against an arrest warrant to Sweden’s Supreme Court, his lawyer has disclosed. Per Samuelson’s …
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Posted on November 17, 2014 by assedbaig
Moazzam Begg tells Anadolu Agency that UK security services handed over intelligence to Syrian regime. Former Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg says he believes that “vindictive” terror charges levelled against him in the U.K. – which have now been dropped – were brought because …
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Posted on November 12, 2014 by assedbaig
Anti-terror powers allowing police to stop individuals at UK ports for up to nine hours are challenged in Supreme Court. Human rights organizations have launched a legal challenge in the U.K. against a controversial anti-terror power which allows police to question people …
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Posted on November 10, 2014 by assedbaig
Exercise Black Eagle designed to ‘deter Russian aggression’. Britain is to begin a bi-lateral military exercise with Poland in the next few days that will involve 1,350 U.K. military personnel and 350 vehicles, the Ministry of Defence has told the …
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Posted on November 6, 2014 by assedbaig
Charity reports nearly a fifth of young people in Britain have slept on the streets and in cars and night buses. One in five young people in the U.K. have been forced to sleep rough, a charity for homeless people has reported. …
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Posted on November 5, 2014 by assedbaig
Abubaker Deghayes has now lost two sons to the Syrian conflict, with another still fightng in the war torn country. The father who lost two of his sons fighting in Syria has said that he does not want others to …
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Posted on November 4, 2014 by assedbaig
Head of GCHQ Robert Hannigan accused of being ‘securocrat’ destroying Britain’s ‘best traditions’ and regard for rule of law. Human rights groups have dismissed claims made by the head of the UK government’s communications headquarters that the internet has become …
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Posted on November 3, 2014 by assedbaig
British government insists it will pursue immigration changes despite Germany’s chancellor’s reported ‘UK can quit EU’ remarks. The U.K. government has said the “Prime Minister will do what is right for Britain” in response to reports that Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel …
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Posted on November 3, 2014 by assedbaig
Shelter issues emergency appeal and says number of homeless living in bed and breakfasts has nearly doubled in three years. A total of 90,000 UK children will face Christmas without a home, according to a charity’s analysis of the latest government figures on …
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Posted on October 30, 2014 by assedbaig
Observers took hundreds of testimonies to compile reports on human shields and indiscriminate targeting of noncombatants. Israel violated international law according to a report released Thursday that investigated the use of human shields during Israel’s 2014 onslaught of the Gaza …
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Posted on October 28, 2014 by assedbaig
Journalist Assed Baig asks Birmingham Muslims about the “climate of fear” fuelled by the rise of Islamic State – and finds they are more alienated than ever.
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Posted on October 23, 2014 by assedbaig
Organization with alleged links to Muslim Brotherhood could face restrictions in government crackdown. The Muslim Association of Britain has said it will take the British government to court if it attempts to place any restrictions on the organization over allegations it …
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Posted on October 22, 2014 by assedbaig
Islamic charity and human rights campaigners accuse British government of anti-Muslim bias. Muslim rights groups in the U.K. have responded with anger to new proposals announced by Prime Minister David Cameron to give extra powers to the country’s charities regulatory …
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Posted on September 18, 2014 by assedbaig
Some leaving yesterday’s polls dejected – embarrassed at way ‘Better together’ campaign was conducted. With the “No” vote ahead in polls to predict Scotland’s future, you’d expect their voters to be in celebratory mood, but some are leaving Thursday’s vote dejected – unhappy …
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Posted on September 17, 2014 by assedbaig
‘It’s about improving my community, for my people, for Muslims, and mainstream society,’ says ‘Yes’ voter. On the streets of southern Glasgow, independence posters in Urdu stare from windows, cars – prayer beads hanging from mirrors – beep their horns in …
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Posted on September 16, 2014 by assedbaig
Labour, Conservative and Liberal leaders promise ‘extensive new powers’ to Scottish parliament if countrymen vote ‘No’. With just two days left until Scotland goes to the polls in a highly anticipated independence vote, political leaders scrambling to keep the country …
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Posted on September 13, 2014 by assedbaig
‘The question is, did ’you‘ ever see a wrong and try to change it,’ says UK man on returning home, having fought Assad. He ignored the warnings, took the risks, and hopped on a plane. Hours later – via Heathrow, …
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Posted on September 1, 2014 by assedbaig
The level of depravity and abuse revealed by the Jay report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal has shocked the entire country. The fact that 1,400 children have been abused has been lost on some as they rush to …
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Posted on August 28, 2014 by assedbaig
“There are issues within society, but it [child abuse] is not an Asian or a Muslim problem, it’s a [an all round] problem,” Raza Nadim told AA. Allegations of institutional racism reared their head in the UK this week on …
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Posted on August 27, 2014 by assedbaig
‘Domestic and foreign policy must be re-examined rather than new laws being introduced,’ specialist in counter-terrorism tells AA. A leading specialist in counter-terrorism has questioned the British government’s approach to extremism, stating that attempts to further criminalize those taking part …
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Posted on August 27, 2014 by assedbaig
Egyptian-brokered cease-fire goes into effect, bringing to a halt 51 days of death and destruction in the blockaded coastal enclave. The European Union has welcomed the latest cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, bringing to an end 51 days of fighting between Israeli and …
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Posted on August 21, 2014 by assedbaig
‘We don’t expect Christians, nationalists or socialists to apologise for [Adolf] Hitler,’ so why should we apologize for the Islamic State. Muslim organizations have attacked British media values in the wake of what they see as a clamor to tie …
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Posted on August 17, 2014 by assedbaig
Breen Tahseen says Turkey more important than France and Britain because it has more power in Iraq. The son of an Ezidi leader has called for Turkey to help Ezidi refugees trapped in northern Iraq. Breen Tahseen, the son of Prince …
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Posted on July 23, 2014 by assedbaig
Malaysian government minister says US also guilty for supplying war weapons to those killing innocent Palestinians in Gaza. A top minister in the Malaysian government has accused the United States of hypocrisy in its criticism of Russia for supplying arms …
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Posted on July 19, 2014 by assedbaig
Protesters flock to British capital as Israel escalates its onslaught against Gaza Strip. About 100,000 protestors from across Britain have rallied in London to protest against Israel’s onslaught on Gaza, according to demonstration organizers Stop the War coalition. Demonstrators of mixed ethnicities, race and …
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Posted on July 18, 2014 by assedbaig
New report says no empirical evidence to support notion that UK nationals fighting in Syria are threat on return. A new report by an UK-based campaign group claims that the British government has greatly exaggerated the threat posed to the …
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Posted on July 18, 2014 by assedbaig
US calls for a full, credible, and unimpeded international investigation into downed Malaysian airliner. World leaders have urged Moscow, pro-Russian separatists and Ukraine to support a ceasefire in order to ensure international investigators have access to the crash site of a Malaysian airliner downed …
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Posted on July 16, 2014 by assedbaig
A Muslim worshipper has told Anadolu Agency of the disturbing moments when members of a far-right group stormed a mosque in south London. Worshipper Mohammed Luthful Wahid told AA on Wednesday that he found himself confronted by five members of the Britain First group after they …
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Posted on June 18, 2014 by assedbaig
Prime Minister tells Parliament that militant Britons are a threat to the UK. LONDON The militants currently advancing on Baghdad are planning terrorist attacks in the UK, Prime Minister David Cameron told Parliament on Wednesday. He said: “I would also disagree with those …
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Posted on June 9, 2014 by assedbaig
Investigations into 21 schools in Birmingham do not provide evidence of an Islamist plot, according to the leaked ‘Trojan Horse’ report. LONDON There is no evidence of an alleged Islamist plot to take over schools in Birmingham, the U.K.’s second-largest city, according to reports to be …
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Posted on June 5, 2014 by assedbaig
Only about one percent of 46,000 people were stopped under Schedule 7 powers were arrested, according to UK government statistics LONDON Government figures reveal that only about one percent of people questioned under powers that allow police to stop individuals …
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Posted on June 2, 2014 by assedbaig
‘My son was picked up by security forces in 1990, I have not seen him since,’ said Parveena Ahanger, the head of ‘the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons’ in Indian-held Kashmir. LONDON It’s been 24 years since she last …
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Posted on May 9, 2014 by assedbaig
Counter-terrorism report by MPs from UK’s main parties criticized for policy recommendations LONDON A counter-terrorism report produced on Friday by MPs from the U.K.’s three main political parties has been criticized for its recommendations on how to deal with U.K. nationals returning …
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Posted on May 8, 2014 by assedbaig
Kashmiris mostly chose to boycott India election, but say they will vote in a referendum SRINAGAR, Indian-held Kashmir Showkat Ahmad Bhat, a middle-aged grocery store owner in Indian-held Kashmir’s capital, Srinagar, has never cast a vote in the 46 years of …
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Posted on April 25, 2014 by assedbaig
The UK government investigation into Muslim majority schools set off by an anonymous letter LONDON A so-called ‘Islamist’ school plot, government leaks, off-the-record briefings, a media scramble and a government-ordered investigation of 25 schools has gripped the U.K.’s second city …
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Posted on April 8, 2014 by assedbaig
Police donations to UK mosque raises suspicion about intentions. LONDON Birmingham is the United Kingdom’s second city and home to a sizeable Muslim community — one that has, at times, had a tense relationship with the city’s police. In recent years, …
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Posted on April 7, 2014 by assedbaig
A secret document purporting to expose an undercover Muslim conspiracy to take over schools in Birmingham hit national news recently, prompting journalists to fall over themselves heralding a sinister ‘Islamic plot’, while eliciting both public statements from the Prime Minister …
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Posted on March 20, 2014 by assedbaig
Many Muslim victims continue to live in Internally Displaced People camps, still dreaming of returning home. RANGOON, Myanmar It’s been one year since a Buddhist mob rampaged through the central Myanmar town of Meiktila, killing local residents and setting fire …
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Posted on March 13, 2014 by assedbaig
The Rohingya of Myanmar are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world according to the United Nations. SITTWE, Myanmar Myanmar’s Rohingya are mainly located in the Western state of Rakhine. There, violence against the minority in 2012 resulted in hundreds …
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Posted on March 4, 2014 by assedbaig
In a series of features, Anadolu Agency correspondent Assed Baig, reveals the extent of oppression inflicted on the Rohingya. SITTWE, Myanmar In 2013, in preparation for Myanmar’s census the government asked the Rohingya Muslims of western Myanmar to sign papers declaring that they were …
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Posted on February 26, 2014 by assedbaig
In a series of features, Anadolu Agency correspondent Assed Baig, reveals the extent of oppression inflicted on Rohingya Muslims. SITTWE, Myanmar In Sittwe, the capital of the Rakhine state in Western Myanmar, reaching Rohingya camps and villages means navigating past …
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Posted on February 5, 2014 by assedbaig
A 16-year-old Rohingya Muslim girl has told AA that she was gang raped by police and a group of Rakhine villagers. MYANMAR A 16-year-old Rohingya Muslim girl has told Anadolu Agency that she was gang raped by police and local …
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Posted on January 23, 2014 by assedbaig
Protests take place in UK against violence and arbitary arrests of Rohingya men and boys. LONDON At least 40 Rohingya Muslims are now believed to have been killed in last week’s violence in Myanmar, according to a human rights group Fortify …
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Posted on December 23, 2013 by assedbaig
Scores of Christians staged a pro-France protest near the airport in Bangui, capital of the troubled Central African Republic. BANGUI Scores of Christians on Monday staged a pro-France protest near the airport in Bangui, capital of the troubled Central African …
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Posted on December 22, 2013 by assedbaig
BANGUI An imam in a predominantly Muslim neighborhood of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), claimed on Sunday that French troops had killed three Muslims. Isa Hassan, the imam of Masjid Al Noor in Kilometer 5, claimed …
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Posted on December 22, 2013 by assedbaig
Dozens of Chadian citizens trickle to a military base for African peacekeepers near Bangui airport in the hope of catching a military plane out of the war-ravaged CAR BANGUI Dozens of Chadian citizens, including women and children, continue to trickle …
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Posted on December 20, 2013 by assedbaig
AA London correspondent Assed Baig and Johannesburg correspondent Hasa Isilow began to wire latest news and imageries from CAR after an uphill journey. ISTANBUL Anadolu Agency (AA) crew managed to enter troubled Central African Republic (CAR), amid deadly clashes creating humanitarian crisis, on Monday. AA London correspondent …
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Posted on December 20, 2013 by assedbaig
At least twenty-nine Muslims were killed since Thursday BANGUI At least 29 people have been killed in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic(CAR), in the last 24 hours, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The …
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Posted on December 19, 2013 by assedbaig
BANGUI Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday accused Christian militias of perpetrating a number of recent “atrocities” against Muslim communities in the northern Central African Republic (CAR). “They began to cut my husband with their machetes on his side and …
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Posted on December 18, 2013 by assedbaig
AA investigates attacks against Muslims carried out by the Christian militia known as the “anti-balaka,” meaning “anti-machete.” BANGUI Since the outbreak of the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR), reports have focused on the Muslim rebel seleka group and …
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Posted on December 17, 2013 by assedbaig
The French peacekeeping troops in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, insisted that they are disarming all armed rebels, a contention questioned by many Muslims. BANGUI The French peacekeeping troops in Bangui, the capital of the Central African …
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Posted on December 16, 2013 by assedbaig
Anadolu Agency (AA) Correspondent Assed Baig has travelled to the war stricken region of the Central African Republic to report on the crisis BANGUI The number of internally displaced people camped at the airport in the capital of the Central …
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Posted on December 7, 2013 by assedbaig
AA correspondent sheds light on the difficult journey of undocumented migrants from Libya to Europe via Italy. By Assed Baig TRIPOLI (AA) – Anadolu Agency (AA) correspondent investigates into migration and smuggling in Libya by traveling 640 km south of …
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Posted on December 7, 2013 by assedbaig
AA commissions investigation into how Libyan smugglers transport undocumented migrants from the restive N.African state into Europe, via Italy. LONDON Anadolu Agency recently commissioned an investigation into how Libyan smugglers transport undocumented migrants from the restive North African state into Europe, via Italy. Our …
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Posted on December 5, 2013 by assedbaig
Anadolu Agency investigates undocumented migrants in Libya TRIPOLI Before the uprising that ousted Libya’s long-time strongman Muammar Qaddafi, there were about one million black Africans living and working in Libya. However, during the conflict the situation deteriorated and forced many to flee …
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Posted on November 26, 2013 by assedbaig
TRIPOLI Since the fall of Gadhafi, African migrants mainly from Chad, Niger and Mali have been flocking to Libya hoping to get work or a boat to Italy. AA reporter Assed Baig goes to detention centres in Tripoli to meet …
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Posted on July 15, 2013 by assedbaig
When Malala Yusufzai was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen simply because she wanted to gain an education it sent shockwaves around the world. Straight away the Western media took up the issue. Western politicians spoke out and soon …
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Posted on July 12, 2013 by assedbaig
Police are treating a blast near a mosque in Tipton, West Midlands, as a terrorist incident. The blast near the Kanz-ul-Iman took place around 1:00 pm and police are currently at the scene. Residents reported finding debris in their gardens …
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Posted on May 28, 2013 by assedbaig
Abu Nusaybah is still in custody but has not been charged. Parts of the letter have been redacted to prevent contempt of court.
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Posted on May 25, 2013 by assedbaig
The murder in Woolwich has shocked everyone, no one was prepared for such a killing on the streets of the UK. The response has been of disgust and condemnation. This incident has raised some questions that politicians and the mainstream media have …
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Posted on April 18, 2013 by assedbaig
Three dead as bombs rip through a crowd at the Boston marathon. The coming days and weeks will unpick what took place and who is responsible. My fellow journalists will seek to give a face and voice to the dead …
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Posted on April 3, 2013 by assedbaig
Reports of what actually took place in the Central Myanmar town of Meiktila are still emerging. IDPs are beginning to speak out and tell the world of what they witnessed with their own eyes. “They beat them in front of …
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Posted on March 31, 2013 by assedbaig
We are being followed. Everyone we speak to is then in turn spoken to. We are being watched, our movements, what we buy, what we say, what we eat. The regime is scared of something. In Sittwe where the Rohingya …
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Posted on March 30, 2013 by assedbaig
We are being followed. Everyone we speak to is then in turn spoken to. We are being watched, our movements, what we buy, what we say, what we eat. The regime is scared of something. In Sittwe where the Rohingya …
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Posted on March 30, 2013 by assedbaig
Muhammed sits sketching a stick man and then he picks up a green pencil crayon, colouring in the man he has drawn. No one has bothered to ask these children about what they witnessed during last year’s massacre of the …
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Posted on March 26, 2013 by assedbaig
Following recent violence in central Myanmar reportedly between Buddhists and Muslims, the displaced have been fleeing to the central city of Mandalay. Buildings were burnt down and the ‘official’ death toll stood at 32, as angry mobs roamed the streets. …
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Posted on March 26, 2013 by assedbaig
Following recent attacks in central Myanmar against Muslims, the displaced have been fleeing to the central city of Mandalay. Buildings were burnt down and the ‘official’ death toll stood at 32, as angry mobs roamed the streets. The reality of …
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Posted on February 9, 2013 by assedbaig
Another Western nation and former colonial power, has engaged in yet another conflict with an African country, bombing from the air and attacking from the ground. We are told that France is fighting in Mali to push back ‘Islamist’ rebels …
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Posted on December 24, 2012 by assedbaig
A row has been ensuing since October after the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, announced that the Council would sell a Henry Moore sculpture, the Draped Seated Woman also known as Old Flo. The proposed sale of the sculpture …
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Posted on November 4, 2012 by assedbaig
The decision to extradite Talha Ahsan and Babar Ahmad is only one in a long line of subservient decisions that the UK judiciary has taken to please the US. These two men have languished in prison, without charge, without an …
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Posted on November 1, 2012 by assedbaig
It is that time of the year again when it seems like everyone is wearing a poppy; on the tube, on the bus, in the park. You cannot get away from them. Yet, like every year, I refuse to wear …
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Posted on October 9, 2012 by assedbaig
Over the last few days I have been receiving messages about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Apparently the game shows a hadith (saying of the Prophet Muhammed) on the picture frame in the bathroom. This features in the multiplayer …
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Posted on October 6, 2012 by assedbaig
The decision to extradite Talha Ahsan and Babar Ahmad is only one in a long line of subservient decisions that the UK judiciary has taken to please the US. These two men have languished in prison, without charge, without an …
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Posted on October 4, 2012 by assedbaig
A debate I was involved in on the Voice of Russia. This studio discussion is on the protests that have spread across the Muslim world over a US made video insulting the prophet Muhammad. Those protests have now been going …
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Posted on September 16, 2012 by assedbaig
Demonstrations have spread around the world after an anti-Islam video, made by someone named Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, insulting the most revered figure of the Muslim world, the Prophet Muhammed was posted on youtube. Why is it that this short video, …
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Posted on August 30, 2012 by assedbaig
I am not going to comment directly on the Citizen Khan program. I do not particularly care for so-called ethnic comedy shows that regurgitate out-of-date jokes and reinforce racist stereotypes. They are only sanctioned by the BBC because they lack …
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Posted on August 10, 2012 by assedbaig
A Muslim family representing England in the European Chess Championships in Austria have alleged that they have been the victims of racism, Islamophobia and hate. 13-year-old Yusuf Bin-Suhayl was attacked and left bleeding by the mother of a fellow English …
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Posted on July 7, 2012 by assedbaig
Islamic Relief’s PR machine has now gone into full swing. They have launched a ruthless campaign of character assassination against me, spun with lies and inaccuracies that even Tony Blair would be proud of. Rather than do the right thing …
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Posted on July 6, 2012 by assedbaig
Statement by Darrell Williams concerning the Director of Islamic Relief UK: Assed recently wrote an article about corrupt practices he witnessed at Islamic Relief (IR). Now that IR has released a disgusting statement about him I feel I have to …
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Posted on July 5, 2012 by assedbaig
I had travelled to East Africa as a journalist working for Islamic Relief, along with another journalist, Darrell Williams, we were responsible for collecting media material for the different Islamic Relief offices and for any news organisations to use. This …
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Posted on June 27, 2012 by assedbaig
Is the BBC as impartial, free and fair as they claim. I choose to disagree! Guest post by Ishmahil Blagrove After I initiated an inquiry into the way in which the BBC distorted my documentary “Blood Diamonds (2001)”, deceitfully reneged …
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Posted on June 27, 2012 by assedbaig
A Muslim women wearing the niqab has been turned away from her son’s parents evening because of security concerns. Maroon Rafique was told by college staff that she could not come to the parents evening unless she removed her niqab. …
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Posted on June 12, 2012 by assedbaig
A helpline for Muslim youngsters has been suspended and its CEO has resigned amid a furious row over the apparent forwarding of confidential information to a police anti-terror unit. Muslim Youth Helpline, which was established in 2004, has been put …
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Posted on June 4, 2012 by assedbaig
The Queen’s diamond jubilee has exposed Muslims and Muslim organisations as being complicit in the collective amnesia around the crimes of the British Empire. The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) sent out a press release stating that British Muslims are …
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Posted on February 28, 2012 by assedbaig
‘Proud and Prejudiced’ was a programme that seemed to be about two extremist groups: the English Defence League (EDL) and Al Maharijroun (or whatever name they are currently operating under). From the outset, it is clear that the programme makers are …
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Posted on February 26, 2012 by assedbaig
The people of Balochistan have the right to self-determination and their own sovereignty, according to the United States House of Representatives Committee on foreign affairs. The reasoning behind this article is to question the motives of any Western power to …
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Posted on February 26, 2012 by assedbaig
Such is the level of racism and Islamophobia in society that when encountered by a politically active Muslim, people automatically seem to put them in the radical or extremist box. The main problem here is that there is a set …
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Posted on January 5, 2012 by assedbaig
Many people have weighed into the debate over Dianne Abbot’s comments on twitter. She has quickly apologised, no doubt due to the pressure she has received from within her own party, the Tories and the media. A wider discussion is …
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Posted on August 7, 2011 by assedbaig
The look in her eyes tells me all I need to know about what had happened. Even before I ask her, I know she has lost a child. It is a familiar look, one that I have seen, as a …
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Posted on May 2, 2011 by assedbaig
The US has announced the leader of Al Qaeeda, Osama Bin Laden, has been killed. What does this mean? On the ground in terms of the US’s fight against terrorism, it means nothing. Al Qaeeda will continue to function as …
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Posted on November 13, 2010 by assedbaig
Ali Shan is an 90-year-old Kashmiri who spent five years in Burma fighting against the imperial army of Japan for the British. I was greeted with a strong hand shake from him at his family home in Sparkbrook where the …
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Posted on May 25, 2010 by assedbaig
This video was shot at the same time as the article ‘Refugees and the War on Terror’ in January 2009. It was meant to accompany the article.
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Posted on May 10, 2010 by assedbaig
I saw the green Israeli military jeep speeding down the Israeli road towards us, the roar of its engine had alerted the Palestinian farmers who had taken cover under a tree, but there were two fences between us. They’re probably …
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Posted on May 10, 2010 by assedbaig
The Israeli occupation of Palestine has forced Palestinians to live in isolated bubbles, cutting off their struggle from those outside of the major cities, where life has become bearable since the Oslo agreement but has resulted in Palestinians being cut …
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Posted on May 21, 2009 by assedbaig
As medical workers went on hunger strike today at the Rafah border crossing into Gaza in Egypt, Israeli jets could be heard flying overhead, the sound of explosions and vibrations could be felt on the Egyptian side of the Rafah …
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Posted on May 18, 2009 by assedbaig
British, Belgian and Greek doctors, nurses and aid workers will go on hunger strike tomorrow over the Egyptian Authorities’ refusal to allow entry into Gaza. After constant attempts aid workers, doctors and nurses, have been refused entry in to the …
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Posted on May 14, 2009 by assedbaig
I have arrived in Cairo and have spent the last 24 hours running around meeting people, trying to get contacts and trying to formulate some sort of plan to get me into Gaza. It is looking …
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Posted on April 27, 2009 by assedbaig
Pakistan’s tumultuous relationship with the West has put the country at the forefront of the so called War on Terror.With violence flaring in the North West Frontier province and the recent attacks on the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, …
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Posted on February 19, 2009 by assedbaig
On the edge of Peshawer, capital of the North West Frontier Province in Pakistan, lies a sea of white tents that is home to thousands of refugees who have been internally displaced as the Pakistani military carries out operations against …
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Posted on February 9, 2009 by assedbaig
In Pakistani-administered Kashmir this small refugee camp is home to some 600 people who have fled Indian-administered Kashmir, 16km from the line of control. This is the line of the world’s most militarised zone. Since the Mumbai attacks and continued …
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Posted on November 18, 2008 by assedbaig
Interpal, a British charity providing development and relief for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza strip, has been served notification from the Islamic Bank of Britain that the charity’s account will soon be closed. This comes as a result …
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Posted on August 30, 2008 by assedbaig
As I walk through the hand crafted wooden doors of the sixteenth century Naqshabandia Tajkia (spiritual centre) mosque that sits on one of the many hills surrounding Sarajevo, I am greeted by sounds of ambient, mellow chanting emanating from inside …
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Posted on July 17, 2008 by assedbaig
In 1995 Srebrenica was a haven of calm and security: a UN declared safe zone. Bosnian Muslims could relax a bit in the relative security of the Dutch Peacekeeping force sent there to protect them, while war raged all around. …
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