Pray for the Rohingya people of Southeast Asia
Ashraf and his wife and daughter have been in a detention center in Indonesia for several months. Ashraf is a calm and quiet man, whose face rarely displays his long journey and his sadness. Recently …
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At first glance, Amira is just like any other woman in her forties. She is warm, but at the same time, reserved. She welcomes people into her room in the camp, offers them food and drinks, and then …
It was early on Sunday morning when Mahmud heard the shocking news. His neighbor told him: “Last night there were several attacks on border police camps in our area. Nine policemen were killed and …
The Rohingya have fled not only to Malaysia but also to Bangladesh. The UNHCR estimates over 200,000 Rohingya are living in refugee-like situations in Bangladesh, but the Bangladesh government …
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Sarai was born in Myanmar. She’s not exactly sure of her birth date, but she thinks it was in 1984. When she was a young child, Sarai’s family fled across the border to escape oppression they and …
Chaos reigned as more than 60 Muslim workers arrived for English classes Sunday night. Women and children slipped into separate rooms, while men congregated around name tags searching for …
