Escaping the Rohingya Genocide (with Abu Talib)

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

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4.8 • 607 Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Abu Talib is a member of Burma’s Rohingya refugee. According to the U.S. State Department, “On March 21, 2022, following a rigorous factual and legal analysis, the Secretary determined that members of the Burmese military committed genocide and crimes against humanity against Rohingya. Since the Holocaust, the United States has concluded only seven other times that genocide was committed. This determination marks the eighth.” After Abu Talib spending weeks at sea, he was able to escape Burma, and became a refugee in Sri Lanka. Today, he has resettled to the United States as a citizen and helps other members of the Rohingya community navigate the citizen process. On this episode of Change Agents, Andy talks to Abu Talib about the situation in Burma, his journey to the United States, and ways that the community can be helped. More about New American Pathways: newamericanpathways.org Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Sponsors: HVMN – You can find Ketone-IQ at https://hvmn.com/ and use promo code ANDY at checkout to save 20% Shop IRONCLAD Apparel: https://shop.thisisironclad.com/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original. Visit https://www.thisisironclad.com to learn more. Be sure to subscribe to @thisisironclad on YouTube and major social platforms. Follow us on Social - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThisIsIRONCLAD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. One quick note before you enjoy today's episode with Abu Talib. As we live in a technology-based world, sometimes there are technology-based issues, and we had a little bit of an issue with the audio quality. To maintain and preserve the best audio quality, we've dubbed over our guest's audio for today. And that's for the user experience.
0:21.7	Didn't change anything.
0:23.1	Just enhance the audio experience.
0:25.7	If you want to hear the undubbed version,
0:27.9	you can go over to Ironclad's YouTube page at This Is Ironclad.
0:31.1	You can watch the full episode with closed captioning as well.
0:37.3	How can I help?
0:38.5	How can I be useful in ending needless suffering?
0:42.0	Do not be afraid of work that has no end.
0:47.9	We have to organize a social movement.
0:52.6	We have an opportunity to lead by example versus just talking, hot air.
0:57.0	I think the more people in this fight, the more we grow, eventually it could change.
1:03.0	The people are the ones that can make the change.
1:09.0	Can you imagine having to flee where you live with only what you can carry on your back?
1:14.8	With a family that you could hold hands with and have to literally walk across borders to escape persecution?
1:22.9	Well, that's exactly what has been happening in Myanmar.
1:28.2	In August of 2017, Myanmar troops and mobs began attacking Rohingya communities.
1:35.0	The BBC reports that at least 6,700 Rohingya, including at least 730 children, under the age of five five were killed in the month after the violence broke out.
1:49.5	You may ask yourself, well, I've never really heard of Myanmar and I haven't heard of Rohingya.
1:53.6	So what are they?
1:54.8	The Rohingya are an ethnic and religious minority group that have faced widespread persecution in Myanmar.
2:02.2	Rape in sexual assault were common. At least 288 villages. You heard me correctly,
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