Book Review: The Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar’s Genocide

Azeem Ibrahim argues that the persecution of the Rohingya is historically rooted in the situation of postcolonial Myanmar and their normalized “otherness” within the country’s culture.

Cover photo from Azeem Ibrahim’s book depicting Rohingya refugees.

by Usman Butt

There are many groups who can claim the dubious honor of being the world’s forgotten people, but Myanmar’s ethnic Rohingya population is arguably the current front-runner for the label. Over the last several years, the plight of the Rohingya has occasionally made it into the …