Resistance for Existence

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Crafted behind the barbed-wire fence of an open-air prison, Sirajul Islam’s “Resistance for Existence” encounters mainstream narratives, and powerfully testifies to the status quo of the tyrannised, otherised Rohingya with being in a political limbo. Through his honestly emotional and raw poetry, he elucidates cynicism and optimism. He writes about resilience, resistance, existence, frustration, yearning for freedom, and of struggles for a world where everyone deserves life. It’s as striking, piercing and fierce as the wounds and despair he bears in his pain-sketched heart are deep. Poetry in this book serves as a shield against the erasure of the Rohingya, and a tribute to their resilience. It chronicles their lived experiences, struggles for human rights and freedom and upholds their identity, history, and existence. This compelling collection of poetry offers a wide window to the outside world to learn about the plight of the Rohingya that cannot be browsed on Google as he writes about what barely appears in the headlines.