MORE than 150 children are receiving a basic education at the Al-Ikhlas Selayang Rohingya Refugee School.
Although lacking documents, these refugees are determined to gain knowledge because education is key to a brighter future.
Recently, the government announced a strategic plan to help Rohingya children in Malaysia receive an education.
Described as one of the world’s most-persecuted minorities by the United Nations in 2013, it is estimated that close to two million Rohingya have fled Myanmar since the late 1970s because of violence and persecution. – August 14, 2019.
Rohingya children taking a break from their class in Selayang, Selangor. More than 150 children are receiving a basic education at the Al-Ikhlas Selayang Rohingya Refugee School. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, August 14, 2019.A Rohingya girl’s face is covered with talcum powder as she attends classes at the Al-Ikhsan refugee school in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, August 14, 2019.A Rohingya father waiting for his children to finish school in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, August 14, 2019.A teacher leading prayers for Rohingya children before their classes at the Al-Ikhsan refugee school in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, August 14, 2019.Rohingya children learning the Quran at the Al-Ikhsan refugee school in Selayang, Selangor. Education is desperately needed to prevent Rohingya children from becoming a ‘lost generation’. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, August 14, 2019.A Rohingya boy studying at the entrance of the Al-Ikhsan Rohinga refugee school in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, August 14, 2019.A Rohingya boy with his textbook at the Al-Ikhsan Rohinga refugee school in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, August 14, 2019.Rohingya children watching television before their classes at the Al-Ikhsan refugee school in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, August 14, 2019.Rohingya pupils arranging the prayer mats after classes in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, August 14, 2019.A mother accompanying her children to school in Selayang, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, August 14, 2019.A general view of the Rohingya school in Selayang, Selangor. More than 150 children are receiving a basic education at the Al-Ikhlas Selayang Rohingya Refugee School. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, August 14, 2019.
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