| | ROHINGYA - WHAT'S IN A NAME?
The Rohingya identify themselves as a Muslim ethnic group living in western Myanmar. Buddhists in Myanmar call them Bengalis and demand that the name Rohingya be stricken from public discourse. The Rohingya have been discriminated for some time and as a result have fled, in some cases, to neighboring countries. For the Rohingya this is their personal diaspora. In 2013 DPI was fortunate to have received from one of our contributing photojournalists, Samsul Said who was based in Malaysia, an extensive photo essay on Rohingya refugees in their struggle to rebuild their lives in Malaysia. His essay “School of Rohingya” can be accessed here. Below is a dispatch from the Wall Street Journal (May 6, 2016) describing the situation in Myanmar.
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