Tag: Muslim migrants

By Asad Mirza The Islamic heritage includes strong even stern commands on the importance of seeking refuge if one is facing persecution, as well as on the duty of providing asylum to those who need it. Of the recent memories, perhaps no one can forget the images of Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy of Kurdish ethnic background whose image made global headlines after he drowned on 2nd September 2015 in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the story or fate of many hundreds of thousands of refugees or migrants fleeing their...