Suzanne and Ruth are joined by Cristine Frees, founder of Rohingya-Voice. Cristine’s story is like something from the script of a Hollywood movie. Her daughter's holiday romance led her to discover Myanmar, a country she quickly grew to love. Through her new found love for Myanmar Cristine learnt of the horrific plight of the Rohingya. Like so many people, Cristine was appalled by the treatment the Rohingya endured. She saw beyond the headlines of an atrocity somewhere far removed from her everyday life and instead she saw the Rohingya for what they are: people just like us, individuals with enormous talent, hopes and dreams, people who are being stripped of their very identity and humanity. Determined to learn as much as she could, Cristine read voraciously and started reaching out to the Rohingya community. A series of events led Cristine to travel from Cologne, Germany to Geneva, Switzerland where two survivors of the Rohingya Genocide had been flown in to “perform” for the UN, only to be flown back to the refugee camp in Bangladesh two days later, but Cristine had other plans...! Here, she shares her incredible story.
The ah nah: Conversations with Myanmar podcast was born from a desire to bring into public consciousness the atrocities that are currently being committed in Myanmar (also known as Burma). Our goal is simply to keep the conversation going, and to let the people of Myanmar know that they have not been forgotten. You can continue to support the people of Myanmar by keeping this conversation going. You can subscribe to this podcast on all major podcasting apps, including Apple, Spotify and Acast. You can also follow us on all our social media pages, linked below. If you’d like to reach out, please email us or fill out this form to add your voice to the conversation (https://tinyurl.com/3ee7ssm9).
Credits:
Song: Kabar Makyay Bu (Until the End of the World), was written and recorded by Naing Myanmar, it became the revolutionary anthem of the 1988 pro-democracy movement and could be heard once again all over Myanmar during the 2021 Coup. Naing Myanmar maintains that the song is no longer his, since the '88 uprising “it belongs to everyone”.
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*Special thanks to Cristine Frees and friends of Myanmar around the world who continue to show compassion, empathy and kindness to those who need it most and who selflessly advocate for a better world for everyone. We are so grateful to Cristine Frees for adding her voice to the conversation, you can follow her on instagram @rohingya_voice You can also visit her website: www.rohingya-voice.com
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