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Beyond the Crisis Narrative: Entangled Pasts and Possible Futures of Rohingya in Bangladesh and Burma

Speakers: Shireen Huq, Founder, Narippokho. Mabrur Ahmed, Director, Restless Beings. Rahima Begum, Co-Director, Restless Beings. Zaid Hydari, Co-founder, Refugee Solidarity Network.

Moderator: Dina M. Siddiqi, Liberal Studies

We will use this opportunity to:
1) disentangle the various myths and narratives around Rohingya identity and claims to Myanmar citizenship, especially in relation to Bengali/Bangladeshi identity;

2) analyze the multilayered and often contradictory implications — for the Bangladeshi state, transnational actors, and various communities within its borders — of living in/hosting what is now apparently the world’s largest refugee camp;

3) explore possibilities for moving forward, and the implications of the recent ICJ judgment; and

4) Locate and contextualize the Rohingya expulsion in light of similar processes elsewhere in the postcolonial world, with particular attention to the implementation of the National Register of Citizens in Assam.

 February 12, 2020 

Time: 5:00-7:00

Speaker: Shireen Huq, Mabrur Ahmed, Rahima Begum, Zaid Hydari

Host: Dina M. Siddiqi

Location: Room 743 BOBST LIBRARY, 70 Washington Sq. South, New York University

Global Asia Program