Burma, Bangladesh and the Rohingya Crisis
- Date: Thursday 23 November 2017
- Location: Michael Sadler RBLT (LG.X04)
- Cost: Free
Burma, Bangladesh and the Rohingya Crisis
Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (AIMES) welcomes all to this event.
Speakers:
1. Najeeb Rahman, doctor working with Doctors Worldwide, providing medical aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: "Myanmar, Bangladesh and the Rohingya Crisis. A textbook failure".
2. Nur Huda, Chair of British Rohingya Community: " Life as a refugee: from catastrophe to hope".
3. Nijam Uddin, Secretary of British Rohingya Community: "From political leaders to stateless people at the stroke of a pen".
4. Shaukat Ahmed MBE, Chair of Stop the Genocide Campaign: “What the British Rohingya Community Stop the Genocide Campaign is doing”.
5. Speaker from Burma Campaign (via video link) (tbc)
Sponsored by: Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Leeds