Iqbal Hossein photographs Rohingya refugees, and hears their harrowing experiences.
More than 50,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees have fled into Bangladesh since a violent military crackdown on the minority in Burma. New arrivals to the bleak, stony camp at Teknaf bear stories common to all who flee persecution and violence – pillage, assault, and the destruction of homes and livelihoods. Among them are hundreds of orphans, some of whom I interviewed.
Iqbal Hossein
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