President elect Donald Trump outlined policies that could change international relations significantly, and developments in the US Senate between the 10th and 13th of January, including open investigative sessions as part of the procedure for approving Trump’s nominees for his new cabinet have shed light on future relations with Russia, China, Mexico and the Middle East.

The word ‘rukun’ in Arabic means inclination which has been forbidden. It means to approve the transgressions of the tyrants, show consent to their ways, express approval before them or others,

The Ummah today is numbed by grief at the wounds inflicted upon its body. Muslims are clearly unshielded, despite collectively possessing the world's largest armed forces, whose combined troops numbers reach millions. Grieving Muslims cry until their eyes become red at the plight of the Muslims of Myanmar, where hundreds of Muslims were killed within weeks, including women, children, and infants, and dozens of women were dishonored by the hateful…

The trigger point for the recent escalation against Rohingya Muslims in Burma some will say was on Sunday 9th October when nine Burmese police officers were killed and four wounded on the border with Bangladesh. This is further away from the truth, the situation has been simmering for decades due to the policies and tactics of successive military junta’s and under the path to Democracy of Aung San Suu Kyi.