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Words & Photos Sutanta AdityaHaving weathered the storms of perilous journeys, today members of the Rohingya Muslim minority from Myanmar live in temporary shelters in Birem Bayeun, East Aceh and Medan, North Sumatra
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Words & Photos Sutanta Aditya
Having weathered the storms of perilous journeys, today members of the Rohingya Muslim minority from Myanmar live in temporary shelters in Birem Bayeun, East Aceh and Medan, North Sumatra.
Although Indonesia was not their preferred destination — most had set sail for Thailand and or Malaysia — they have made themselves at home. Today, Syaifullah, 22, and his wife, Yasin Narabegom, 18, are among the 110 remaining refugees at the Aceh center.
“I love Indonesia,” said Syaifullah.
In Medan, Rohingya refugees live in a shelter that also accommodates refugees from the Middle East. Most hope to be resettled in European nations, religious cleric Jahid Hussein said.
Unlike the conditions faced by the Rohingya in neighboring countries, the communities in Aceh and North Sumatra enjoy relative freedom.
They enjoyed that freedom as they observed the Muslim holy month of Ramadhan in their new homes away from home.
