April 10, 2026
The Rohingya are an Indigenous people of Arakan, presently known as Rakhine State in Myanmar. Because of their distinct ethnicity and religious identity, the Myanmar government has refused to recognize them as one of the country’s official ethnic groups, instead labeling them as “Bengali” or “illegal immigrants.” Successive governments, including the military…
Mayyu Ali
By Amritesh Mukherjee January 30, 2026
Mayyu (Rahmat) Ali is a Rohingya poet, author, educator, and human-rights activist whose work sits at the crossroads of art and advocacy. His memoir, L’effacement: Un poète au coeur du génocide des Rohingyas (Erasure: A Poet at the Heart of the Rohingya Genocide), has recently been translated by Siba Barkataki as Eradication (Pan…