Hutu Muslims saved Tutsis during Rwandan genocide
Rwanda has been marking the 15th anniversary of the country’s genocide when according to the government 1.2 million people were killed, the UN says 800,000 died, most of those murdered were ethnic Tutsis.
During that genocide, tens of thousands of Tutsis fled into Muslim mosques to escape from the machete-wielding Hutu mobs.
And their lives were spared because many Hutus believed Muslims were evil and were afriad to go into mosques.
Al Jazeera’s Yvonne Ndege tells the story of survivors who narrowly escaped death, and the Islamic resistance to the genocide.
Bangladesh feels recession as migrant jobs go
Every year an estimated 400,000Bangladeshis send millions of dollars home to support their families.
But Malaysia says the economic downturn means local jobs need to go to local people.
Bangladesh is urging Malaysia to reconsider a decision to revoke 55 thousand migrant worker visas for its citizens.
Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque reports from northern Bangladesh.
Brown and Obama in first meeting
On Monday, Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, made his first visit to the United States since Barack Obama became president.
Brown says he will press Obama on the need for global action on the world economic crisis, ahead of next month’s G20 meeting in London.
Mark Seddon reports.
Humanitarian aid trickles into Gaza
Egypt has been quick to help send aid into Gaza, but rigorous controls imposed by officials at the Israeli-controlled Ouja crossing have held up food aid intended for the Palestinians.
Al Jazeera’s Rawya Rageh reports from Egypt on the painstakingly slow process of getting humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
