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Freelance journalist focusing on underreported issues in Myanmar using a collaborative approach @AJEnglish @frontiermm @globeandmail @TIME
Nov 23, 2023 7 tweets 3 min read
Must-read from @AdelinaKamal, arguing for “Resistance Humanitarianism” in #Myanmar. From my own experiences as a former humanitarian worker & now journalist, I strongly agree with her findings.

Some quotes from this amazing piece (thread)
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Image “Resistance humanitarians are challenging traditional aid actors because their operational presence & coverage can go deep inside the hardest-hit areas, which are usually inaccessible to the large INGOs & UN" in #Myanmar
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May 27, 2023 8 tweets 4 min read
Thread: Good to see @washingtonpost put in the resources for a longform piece on NE India & cross-border movement of Myanmar nationals since the 2021 coup. However, I would’ve liked to see more careful framing & contextualization on these delicate topics.
washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/… In particular, I would’ve really liked to see this piece take more caution around the harmful & dangerous narrative of the arrival of Myanmar nationals into NE India since the 2021 military coup as driving social unrest/ an increase in criminal activity
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May 25, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
Moving song by Ahmed Hussain, filmed by Mayyu Khan

Caption by the videographer: A Rohingya song by Ahmed Hussain about the harsh weather and the helplessness of the Rohingya.

unplugged version | Ahmed Hussain | Mandolin

Lyrics below
m.facebook.com/story.php?stor… Storms, typhoons, wind & cyclones are coming
Oh brother, the cyclone is coming
Many children are buried in the ground due to landslides
Who else will take the news of Rohingyas' suffering except Allah?

By Ahmed Hussain, filmed by Mayyu Khan
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May 24, 2023 7 tweets 4 min read
According to Arakan Army spokesperson Khine Thu Kha, the AA's Cyclone Mocha Emergency Rescue & Rehabilitation Center for Arakan has assigned focal points in Australia, Denmark, Germany & USA to receive donations for its cyclone response. The announcement comes as the United League of Arakan/Arakan Army scales up its response to Cyclone Mocha, which hit on May 14. The next day, it asked for "immediate help & assistance" from "the leading countries, the ASEAN countries & other int'l actors" in the response ImageImage