Please join us as we come together as a community to show solidarity and raise awareness for the Rohingya- a minority of Muslims who are amongst the most persecuted in the world.


Who: Rohingyas are an ethnic minority in Myanmar. About 1.1 million Rohingyas live predominantly in the western state of Rakhine.

Why: Since 1982, Rohingya has been viewed as an illegitimate ethnicity with no path to full citizenship. For decades, they have been subjected to discrimination and violence by Myanmar's Buddhist majority. Thousands of Rohingyas have been escaping to Bangladesh, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. On August 25, violence broke down in Rakhine, 400 people were killed, and since then, 60,000 Rohingyas have escaped to Bangladish. Today, unfortunate Rohingyas are rejected by Bangladesh and sent back to Myanmar where troops await to behead, burn, murder, torture, rape. The UN has officially called the persecution of Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing but NOT much has been done to stop the genocide.

Where: We will begin at ICC TEMPE and end on the lawn outside Old Main.

Organizers:
Islamic Community Center of Tempe
Islamic Center of Northeast Valley
Helping Hands Relief and Development
ICNA Relief USA
ASU Afghan Student Association External Event Url
Islamic Community Center of Tempe
131 E 6th St, Tempe, AZ, United States