Published on Jul 28, 2014
It’s a time of festivity and fervor
for the Muslim community across the globe. Markets are flooded with
buyers purchasing food, clothes and other essentials. But for this
community the everyday hardship continues. And as long as they don’t
work at least ten hours a day they will not be able to survive. That’s
how Rohingya refugees are struggling to live their lives in the
makeshift tents in different parts of India.
After the ethnic violence hit Myanmar, due to which tens of thousands of Muslims were forced to flee the Buddhist majority State of Rakhin, many families have come to Indian ruled Jammu and Kashmir, with the aim of migrating to Pakistan. But since the tensions between India and Pakistan continue to run high, these families are now stranded belonging to nowhere. Today as people are all set to celebrate the festival of Eid al Fitr, Rohingya Muslims are wondering how to survive their day in plastic makeshift tents and the scorching heat. For them, there will be no work due to public holiday. Silenceof the international community and the violence in Myanmar have prolonged the misery of displaced Rohingya refugees, making them one of the world’s most persecuted community.
After the ethnic violence hit Myanmar, due to which tens of thousands of Muslims were forced to flee the Buddhist majority State of Rakhin, many families have come to Indian ruled Jammu and Kashmir, with the aim of migrating to Pakistan. But since the tensions between India and Pakistan continue to run high, these families are now stranded belonging to nowhere. Today as people are all set to celebrate the festival of Eid al Fitr, Rohingya Muslims are wondering how to survive their day in plastic makeshift tents and the scorching heat. For them, there will be no work due to public holiday. Silenceof the international community and the violence in Myanmar have prolonged the misery of displaced Rohingya refugees, making them one of the world’s most persecuted community.
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