Habiburahman, Sophie Ansel

Broschiertes Buch

First, They Erased Our Name

a Rohingya speaks

Übersetzer: Reece, Andrea

Beschreibung

After the enforced removal of the Rohingya from Burmese life caused millions to flee their homes under prejudice and persecution, in 2016 the Burmese government set about ethnic cleansing forcing mass Rohingya movement to Bangladesh. Habiburahman's story presents the perspective of a Rohingya child over the course of these events. An emotional and authentic memoir comparable to "The Girl Who Escaped ISIS" and "I Am Malala".

Autor

Habiburahman, known as Habib, is a Rohingya. Born in 1979 in Burma (now Myanmar), he escaped torture, persecution, and detention in his country, fleeing first to neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia, where he faced further discrimination and violence, and then, in December 2009, to Australia, by boat. Habib spent 32 months in detention centres before being released. He now lives in Melbourne. Today, he remains stateless, unable to benefit from his full human rights. Habib founded the Australian Burmese Rohingya Organization (ABRO) to advocate for his people back in Myanmar and for his community. He is also a translator and social worker, the casual support service co-ordinator at Refugees, Survivors and Ex-Detainees (RISE), and the secretary of the international Rohingya organisation Arakan Rohingya National Assembly (ARNA), based in the UK. In 2019, he was made a Refugee Ambassador in Australia. The hardship and the human rights violation Habib has faced have made him both a spokesperson for his people and a target for detractors of the Rohingya cause.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scribe Publications
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 326g
• ISBN-13: 9781912854035
• ISBN-10: 1912854031
• Artikelnr.: 57384501