In the crowded and dusty Rohingya refugee camps, children use whatever they can find to survive and play. A simple medicine bag becomes a playing headscarf, and a heavy cart used for food supplies becomes a toy. For thousands of children living away from their homes, life is a mix of playing and working like adults.

This essay seeks to document the political genealogy of Rohingya women, engaging with the oral histories and legal testimonies they have bravely placed on the public record. It aims to amplify the strategies of resilience developed by the women themselves, from the parliamentarians of the 1950s to the survivor-advocates of today.

The fire at Camp 24 was not unexpected. Its timing, rapid spread, and devastating path followed a pattern established over years of displace

For the single mothers in the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar, survival is not a goal but it is a daily, exhausting battle against panic and helplessness.

For Mohammed Nur, a young Rohingya student, May 2025 was meant to be a time of study and ambition. Instead, it became a timeline of trauma. He shares a harrowing eyewitness account of the detention and subsequent deportation of his fellow students whose only crime was seeking an education.

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The life of a Rohingya widow in the world's largest refugee camp

Story and photos by Ro Abdur Rahaman The stark grey of a cement floor—often just a sign of basic shelter—transforms under the earnest...

Today, we didn’t just launch a magazine. We revived a homeland on paper — one recipe at a time. Rohingyatographer Magazine’s third issue, Food for Thought, is a journey into the heart of Rohingya survival: our food, our identity, our undeniable claim to existence.

By Atharam Shin Food for Thought: Rohingyatographer iss ue #3 co v er image: Musa —a serving of fried chicken and rice wrapped in banana...

We are thrilled to announce the winners and finalists of the 2024 Rohingyatographer Photo Awards, a celebration of the resilience,...

By Ahtaram Shin and Pan Thar Najimul's family, consisting of nine members, lives in the remote village of Hetailla Para (Italia), far...

The Rohingya face new genocide threats as the Arakan Army targets civilians in Myanmar. Mass killings and drone strikes demand urgent global

Reporting by Ro BM Hairu . For decades, the Rohingya people of Arakan State in Myanmar have been facing unimaginable hardships. Rohingya...