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Tuesday 14 Jul 2015 - 17:47 Makkah mean time-27-9-1436
Istanbul (IINA) - Using art to raise awareness about the oppressed Rohingya Muslims, an American award-winning photographer Greg Constantine holds an exhibition in Istanbul to offer insights into the plight of the religious Muslim minority in Mynamar, news agencies reported.
Titled, "Exiled to Nowhere”, the exhibition displays a collection of photos reflecting the suffering of Rohingya Muslims in the Buddhist-majority country.
“Inside Myanmar, the conditions the Rohingya live in are quite like apartheid. They are confined to one geographic area; they can’t come, they can’t go. They receive very little medical assistance and education for their children,” Constantine told Anadolu Agency on Sunday.
Gathered form Constantine’s 12 visits to Burma, the exhibition was previously held in Washington, Bangkok and Geneva to shed light on persecution and abuse faced by Rohingya Muslims.
Starting his first visit to Rohingya communities in Myanmar's volatile Rakhine state in 2006, the American photographer later made eight subsequent trips to the area.
“I was so shocked by the situation that the Rohingya were living in there," says Constantine, accusing the international community of paying little attention to the community.
Described by the UN as one of the world's most persecuted minorities, Rohingya Muslims are facing a catalogue of discrimination in their homeland.
The exhibition, which is currently being held at Galata Fotografhanesi in Istanbul’s Beyoglu district, runs till July 30.
SM/IINA
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