Medill Explains - The Stateless Rohingyas
By Bian Elkatib and Nikita Mandhani
Medill
Medill
March 7, 2016
The Rohingyas are a primarily Muslim ethnic minority group from Burma, a country in Southeast Asia that is also known as Myanmar.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, media coverage of the Rohingya refugee crisis has been scarce.
The migration of Rohingyas from Myanmar and Bangladesh is “described as the biggest mass exodus since the Vietnam War” in the UNHCR’s study guide on the Rohingyas.
Their plight has captured the attention of President Barack Obama, the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
