The day starts early for Mahmood and his wife Aisha. Around 4 am Aisha starts to prepare their breakfast. Like all their Rohingya neighbours the family sits together to share the morning meal before …
Stories (blog)
A Boatpeople Story
"Tomorrow I will go. I have waited long enough. I can't stand it anymore." 20 year old Yunus packed a few belongings into a small bundle. Finally he has made up his mind. For months he has pondered …
Stranded at Sea
Take a moment to imagine yourself adrift at sea. You left your family hoping that this journey would bring new hope for you and them, but now here you are, weeks at sea, out of fuel, food, and water. …
Freedom From Fear
Many Rohingya people live in fear of the spirit world around them. Children don't go near certain trees and areas in the village at night because evil spirits are lurking and they are afraid they …
Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
A couple of months ago, having suffered huge injustices in their homeland, two brothers set out from home without their father’s knowledge in search of a new life, hoping for better prospects. Their …
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Rohingya in Rakhine State
On Myanmar’s west coast, at the Bay of Bengal, lies the Arakan mountain range, a rugged, sparsely inhabited natural barrier to mainland Burma. Arakan was an independent kingdom up to the Burmese …