Recovering the Dead (Excerpt From ’Escape From Myanmar’)

The Rohingya people, a Muslim minority community, suffers from widespread persecution and discrimination in the majority Buddhist country of Myanmar. Violent sectarian clashes and rioting have destroyed villages and homes, leaving many Rohingyas with no option but to live in government-controlled camps for the internally displaced. The camps are overcrowded, and medical facilities are in short supply. Those who flee Myanmar to seek a better life in Malaysia risk their lives making the perilous crossing ove