Rohingya refugee remembers those left behind as he graduates grateful in Adelaide
As a member of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya minority, Akram Maungkyawmin was not allowed to go to school in his homeland.
But a few days ago, on the last school day of his life, the 18-year-old stood before his year 12 classmates and teachers in Adelaide...
Robbed of childhood, Rohingya sketch out their trauma
Shupira sits surrounded by dozens of children drawing colourful patterns onto white sheets of paper.
But the eight-year-old’s picture is turning out differently.
With a grey pen, she sketches houses full of people, then switching colours to orange, she sets the buildings on fire with her...
King Abdullah Foundation supports education of over 76,000 Rohingya refugee children
A classroom where Rohingya refugees are given education.
RIYADH — The King Abdullah Foundation has launched an initiative to support the education of more than 76,000 Rohingya refugee children, in cooperation with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB)....
Rendering aid to the Rohingya through education
MALAYSIANS KINI | Like many Malaysians, Tengku Emma Zuriana only came to know about the Rohingya when a group of around 450 people from the ethnic community arrived on the shores of Langkawi in 2012.
Prior to that, she had never heard of the Rohingya,...
Exodus Worsens Education for Rohingya Children
As more than a half-million ethnic Rohingya refugees flee Myanmar into Bangladesh, education that was limited before has come to a standstill, says a Harvard doctoral student who studied the community in the region recently.
Education was scarce for Muslim Rohingya youth before 2012, but...
Group to build special school for Rohingya children
KULAI: Humanitarian Care Malaysia (MyCare) is in the midst of building a special school to cater to the education needs of Rohingya children seeking refuge in the country.
Its board of trustee member, Dr Mohd Zin Kandar, said the school would be located in Serdang,...
Education as Empowerment: Rohingya Youth Set Up A Literacy Mission
NEW DELHI: Tucked inside a bustling working class locality in Vikaspuri, is a printing store that meshes perfectly with its surroundings. The store in itself is no different from the ones that dot the busy market place, but the person sitting at the counter...
Rohingya refugee beats the odds to get schooling in Malaysia
Denied access to the national education system, Shamshidha is among refugee children attending informal schools in Malaysia where refugees have no legal status.
By: Elisabet Diaz Sanmartin in Kuala Lumpur | 12 June 2017
Eighteen-year-old Rohingya refugee Shamshidah did not set foot inside a classroom...
Turkey educates 4,000 Rohingya children in Pakistan
Turkey’s Diyanet Foundation is providing schooling to 4,000 Rohingya children in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi, the project's coordinator has said.
Ahmet Kandemir told Anadolu Agency the scheme, which started in 2015 with 25 courses, now includes 100 courses.
Students enrolled in the program are taught Urdu,...
No Rohingya woman should be left behind
“If you speak Rohingya I will fine you 20 sen!” Sharifah Shakirah shouts, half-jokingly, to a classroom of eight Rohingya women.
It is an English-language class and the women often resort to speaking their native tongue, hindering their progress in learning English. On Tuesdays, they...
Meet Tasmida, the first Rohingya girl to take Class X Board exam in India
Tasmida’s family fled Myanmar in 2002. Her father was imprisoned for about half a year, and his boats and papers were confiscated for selling groceries and fish in villages near Myanmar's Rakhine state.
When Tasmida was six, she never thought she would be the first...
Education for all, even refugees
KUALA LUMPUR: FORMER lecturer Nur Zalina Abdul Aziz had just completed her PhD in Business Administration when she joined the Future Global Network Foundation (FGN) back in 2010.
“When I first started working with FGN, it was only to assist my husband, who was the...
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