Rohingya

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The resilience of Rohingya women

Heidi Kwok November 11, 2025

Tanjila Afrin is currently pursuing a master of arts in international studies at SFU. Before enrolling in the program, Afrin worked as a humanitarian aid worker. With a background in environmental science, she was deployed to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, to support safe water hygiene and sanitation services in Rohingya refugee camps. Now at SFU, Afrin’s master’s research project spotlights the structural challenges confronted by Rohingya migrant women under an oppressive environment of displacement, patriarchal dominance, precarious labour, and as unrecognized refugees. The Peak spoke with Afrin to learn more. Who are the Rohingya? The Rohingya are a majority Muslim, ethnic…

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Political Corner: Canada’s stance on the Rohingya genocide is all talk

Kelly Grounds January 14, 2020

In late August 2017, a genocide began against the Rohingya Muslim minority living in Myanmar. The catalyst for the genocide was an alleged terror attack carried out by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army that resulted in 12 deaths. In response,…

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World News Beat

Gabrielle McLaren September 18, 2017

ICELAND – Coalition government collapses in the midst of child abuse scandal Icelandic Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson has called a snap election following the loss of its one-seat majority in parliament. Last Friday, the Bright Future party walked out of…

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