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Understanding the Rohingya genocide, heritage, and the path forward, from a Rohingya Canadian

Peak Web June 7, 2026

By: Petra Chase, Features Editor Content warning: mentions of sexual violence. While the turn of 2026 triggered widespread 2016 nostalgia, this period was, rather, a harrowing reminder of genocide and ongoing struggle for the Rohingya community, the world’s largest stateless ethnic group. In late 2016, Myanmar’s national military began its intensified ethnic cleansing of the Indigenous Rohingya population, forcing nearly one million Rohingya into neighbouring Bangladesh. Today, many remain there, at the largest, most densely-populated refugee camp in the world. While humanitarian aid is unreliable, confined residents have developed informal economies to achieve basic needs, like food, shelter, and education.…

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SFU needs to level the playing field for refugee students

Opinions April 5, 2021

by Dev Petrovic, Staff Writer SFU Student Services recently announced they are increasing their efforts around admission inclusion and accessibility for refugee students. While the initiative is still in its early stages, concerns around the difficulty of the current admission…

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World News Beat

Peak Web July 13, 2018

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate   Filipino soldiers battle with Islamic State supporters for control of town Mechanized units of the Philippines Army drove pro-Islamic State Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) supporters out of the southern Philippines town of Maguindanao into the…

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World News Beat

Peak Web July 12, 2017

By: Nathaniel Tok GERMANY – Hamburg hosts the G20 Summit The G20 summit kicked off in the German port city of Hamburg last week as leaders of global economic powerhouses were expected to discuss issues on trade, climate, conflict zones, and…

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