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A VOLUNTEER Who chose to remain anonymous to protect his identity along with a Rohingya student, shared his student’s heroic story on his personal blog.
Mohamed (not his real name) was only 11 years old when he decided to leave the state of Rakhine, Myanmar, leaving his family.
The student shed light on curfews and the restriction of movement imposed by the Myanmar government on the Rohingya community. He said complying with military orders was not enough to keep them safe, as military personnel could break into their homes at any time and kill them.
Realizing that there was no future in Rakhine, he decided to find a new place to live and walked to a coastal town to get on a boat full of more than 800 people.
He said the boat trip took almost three weeks before arriving in Thailand. There, Mohamed had to live in a hidden jungle, and he had to pay RM3,000 to be brought to Malaysia; the money was given by a relative.
Upon arrival in Malaysia, Mohamed found a school that taught Arabic and English. He claims to have a desire to improve his fluency in the English language and become a software engineer.
He stressed that the Rohingyas in Malaysia seek refuge from the genocide in Myanmar. Clarifying that some of them will relocate successfully to other countries, most would end up in Malaysia until the Rakhine region becomes peaceful to return.
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