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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  Rohingya refugee children in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya boy recites the Koran in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  Rohingya children in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) recite the Koran in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  ZAINAL ABIDIN, a Rohingya refugee in Kulai, Malaysia with his wife. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a truck mechanic, works on the brakes of a delivery truck in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMMAD RAFIQ, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar rides his motorcycle home after a day of picking up empty plastic bottles on the side of Malaysian highways. He said he makes about 1,000 Malaysian Ringgit a month (about $270 US). He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a street cleaner in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. He said he is paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya woman rocks MOHAMMAD SHIDE, 6 years old, in a crib. The woman helps take care of the boy when his mother is at work. The child was born healthy but developed symptoms similar to polio before they came to Malaysia from Myanmar. Now his mother can't afford a proper medical diagnosis and his condition is worsening. He is blind and losing control of his muscular system. His mother doesn't know what is wrong with him but earns less than $6 US per day selling used books on the street and can't afford medical care. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: ASMA, 90 years old, (second from left) a Rohingya refugee from Sittwe, Myanmar, with her family in her home in Kulai. She came to Malaysia on a boat with 50 members of her extended family. They paid traffickers 250,000 Malaysian Ringgits (about $65,000 US) to bring them to Malaysia via traffickers' camps in Thailand. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: ZAHIDA, a Rohingya refugee in Kulai, Malaysia, feeds her mother, ASMA, 90 years old, in their home in Kulai. They came to Malaysia on a boat with 50 members of their extended family. They paid traffickers 250,000 Malaysian Ringgits (about $65,000 US) to bring them to Malaysia via traffickers' camps in Thailand. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A man butchers a cow sold at an informal meat shop in the Rohingya refugee community in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A cow is butchered in an informal meat shop in the Rohingya refugee community in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaRefugeesKulaiMalaysia043.jpg
  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A man butchers a cow sold at an informal meat shop in the Rohingya refugee community in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  Rohingya children in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) recite the Koran in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  Rohingya children in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) recite the Koran in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  MURIAH, a Rohingya refugee in Kulai, Malaysia, said her husband and some of her children were killed by Buddhist mobs during sectarian violence against the Rohingya in Rakhine state of Myanmar. She came to Malaysia after the riots and spent 11 days on a boat with 500 other Rohingya refugees. She said the Indian Navy helped them once with food and water and pointed them in the direction of Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  MOHAMED SHAFI bin HABE, a prominent member of the Rohingya community in Kulai, Malaysia, walks through a neighborhood that houses more than 100 Rohingya refugees in Kulai. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  MOHAMED SHAFI bin HABE, a prominent member of the Rohingya community in Kulai, Malaysia, drives through Kulai. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya refugee working at a car wash in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMMAD RAFIQ, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar rides his motorcycle home after a day of picking up empty plastic bottles on the side of Malaysian highways. He said he makes about 1,000 Malaysian Ringgit a month (about $270 US). He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RohingyaRefugeesKulaiMalaysia074.jpg
  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya refugee family from Sittwe, Myanmar, in their home in Kulai, Malaysia. None of them has official UNHCR refugee status, they face daily harassment from Malaysian police. They pay about 400 Malaysian Ringgit (about $110 US) a month rent for their home, which has numerous holes in the roof and exterior walls and floods in the rainy season. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  RUHIMA, a Rohingya refugee woman in her home in Kulai, Malaysia. She said her son and husband were killed in a traffic accident in Malaysia and now she can't afford insulin for her diabetes or continued treatment for injuries she suffered in the wreck that killed her husband. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  RUHIMA, a Rohingya refugee woman in her home in Kulai, Malaysia. She said her son and husband were killed in a traffic accident in Malaysia and now she can't afford insulin for her diabetes or continued treatment for injuries she suffered in the wreck that killed her husband. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya refugee couple sells betel nut on a street in a Rohingya community in Kulai, Malaysia. This informal work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya boy recites the Koran in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  Rohingya children in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) recite the Koran in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMED SHAFI bin HABE, (right) a prominent member of the Rohingya community in Kulai, Malaysia, and other Rohingya refugees talk about their lives as refugees in Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a truck mechanic, works on the brakes of a delivery truck in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: FOZOL AHMAD BIN HABI, a Rohingya refugee from Sittwe, Myanmar, walks back to his room in Kulai, Malaysia. He was an Imam in Myanmar but now is not healthy enough to work or preach and relies on the kindness of his neighbors to meet his needs. He lives in a small room in a tenement he shares with seven other Rohingya families. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMMAD SHIDE, 6 year old Rohingya refugee, in his crib. The child was born healthy but developed symptoms similar to polio before they came to Malaysia from Myanmar. Now his mother can't afford a proper medical diagnosis and his condition is worsening. He is blind and losing control of his muscular system. His mother doesn't know what is wrong with him but earns less than $6 US per day selling used books on the street and can't afford medical care. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  Rohingya refugee children in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  ASMA, 90 years old, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar with one of her great grandchildren in their home in Kulai. They came to Malaysia on a boat with 50 members of their extended family. They paid traffickers 250,000 Malaysian Ringgits (about $65,000 US) to bring them to Malaysia via traffickers' camps in Thailand. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: ZAHIDA, a Rohingya refugee in Kulai, Malaysia, feeds her mother, ASMA, 90 years old, in their home in Kulai. They came to Malaysia on a boat with 50 members of their extended family. They paid traffickers 250,000 Malaysian Ringgits (about $65,000 US) to bring them to Malaysia via traffickers' camps in Thailand. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: ASMA, 90 years old, a Rohingya refugee from Sittwe, Myanmar, in her home in Kulai. She came to Malaysia on a boat with 50 members of her extended family. They paid traffickers 250,000 Malaysian Ringgits (about $65,000 US) to bring them to Malaysia via traffickers' camps in Thailand. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMED SHAFI bin HABE, one of the leaders of the Rohingya community in Kulai, Malaysia in his home with his family. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee woman with her child in Kulai, Malaysian. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya refugee boy in front of the empty lot the Rohingya use as a playground in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya refugee woman in her small candy stand and snack stand in Kulai, Malaysia. Selling snacks out of her home is the only work she can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya refugee man sells betel nut on a street in a Rohingya community in Kulai, Malaysia. This informal work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya refugee woman sells betel nut on a street in a Rohingya community in Kulai, Malaysia. This informal work is the only work she can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  An Imam teaches Rohingya children in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  MURIAH, a Rohingya refugee in Kulai, Malaysia, said her husband and some of her children were killed by Buddhist mobs during sectarian violence against the Rohingya in Rakhine state of Myanmar. She came to Malaysia after the riots and spent 11 days on a boat with 500 other Rohingya refugees. She said the Indian Navy helped them once with food and water and pointed them in the direction of Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  MURIAH, a Rohingya refugee in Kulai, Malaysia, said her husband and some of her children were killed by Buddhist mobs during sectarian violence against the Rohingya in Rakhine state of Myanmar. She came to Malaysia after the riots and spent 11 days on a boat with 500 other Rohingya refugees. She said the Indian Navy helped them once with food and water and pointed them in the direction of Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: RUHIMA, a 75 year old Rohingya woman on her bed in her home in Kulai, Malaysia. She came to Malaysia on a boat 2 years ago, when sectarian violence forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya out of their homes in western Myanmar. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMED SHAFI bin HABE, is one of the leaders of the Rohingya community in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work cleaning storm sewers in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work cleaning storm sewers in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMMAD RAFIQ, a Rohingya refugee from Myanmar rides his motorcycle home after a day of picking up empty plastic bottles on the side of Malaysian highways. He said he makes about 1,000 Malaysian Ringgit a month (about $270 US). He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMMAD AYUB, a Rohingya from Sittwe, Myanmar, talks to a Malaysian man shopping for gems in Ayub's shop in a mall in Kulai, Malaysia. Ayub left Myanmar when he was 13, in 1989, with just a friend but no family members and ended up in Kulai where he started a successful gems and jewelry business. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: FOZOL AHMAD BIN HABI, a Rohingya refugee from Sittwe, Myanmar, in his home in Kulai, Malaysia. He was an Imam in Myanmar but now is not healthy enough to work or preach and relies on the kindness of his neighbors to meet his needs. He lives in a small room in a tenement he shares with seven other Rohingya families. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya man takes care of MOHAMMAD SHIDE, 6 year old, Rohingya refugee. The man helps take care of the boy when his mother is at work. The child was born healthy but developed symptoms similar to polio before they came to Malaysia from Myanmar. Now his mother can't afford a proper medical diagnosis and his condition is worsening. He is now blind and losing control of his muscular system. His mother doesn't know what is wrong with him but earns less than $6 US per day selling used books on the street and can't afford medical care. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya man takes care of MOHAMMAD SHIDE, 6 year old, Rohingya refugee. The man helps take care of the boy when his mother is at work. The child was born healthy but developed symptoms similar to polio before they came to Malaysia from Myanmar. Now his mother can't afford a proper medical diagnosis and his condition is worsening. He is now blind and losing control of his muscular system. His mother doesn't know what is wrong with him but earns less than $6 US per day selling used books on the street and can't afford medical care. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya refugee boy in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  An Imam teaches Rohingya children in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  Rohingya children in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) recite the Koran in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A Rohingya boy recites the Koran in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  Rohingya children in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) recite the Koran in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  Rohingya children in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) recite the Koran in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  Rohingya children in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) recite the Koran in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  Rohingya children in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) recite the Koran in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: RUHIMA, a 75 year old Rohingya woman on her bed in her home in Kulai, Malaysia. She came to Malaysia on a boat 2 years ago, when sectarian violence forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya out of their homes in western Myanmar. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: RUHIMA, a 75 year old Rohingya woman on her bed in her home in Kulai, Malaysia. She came to Malaysia on a boat 2 years ago, when sectarian violence forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya out of their homes in western Myanmar. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: RUHIMA, a 75 year old Rohingya woman on her bed in her home in Kulai, Malaysia. She came to Malaysia on a boat 2 years ago, when sectarian violence forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya out of their homes in western Myanmar. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:   A Rohingya woman originally from Myanmar (Burma), wraps a leaf of betel before chewing betel nut in her home in Kulai, Malaysia, where she lives as a refugee. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya refugee who works as a street cleaner in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. He said he is paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. He came to Malaysia as refugee, this menial work is the only work he can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: Rohingya refugees work as gardeners and street cleaners in a middle class neighborhood in Kulai, Malaysia. They are paid about 40 Malaysian Ringgit per day (roughly $11 US) to cut the grass in public spaces and keep sewer lines open. Most of them came to Malaysia as refugees, this menial work is the only work they can find. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: A Rohingya man takes care of MOHAMMAD SHIDE, 6 year old, Rohingya refugee. The man helps take care of the boy when his mother is at work. The child was born healthy but developed symptoms similar to polio before they came to Malaysia from Myanmar. Now his mother can't afford a proper medical diagnosis and his condition is worsening. He is now blind and losing control of his muscular system. His mother doesn't know what is wrong with him but earns less than $6 US per day selling used books on the street and can't afford medical care. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  A man butchers a cow sold at an informal meat shop in the Rohingya refugee community in Kulai, Malaysia. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  Rohingya children in a madrasa (Muslim religious school) recite the Koran in Kulai, Malaysia. The Rohingya children are not allowed to attend Malaysian schools. Their madrasa is in a dilapidated building with holes in the roof and exposed wiring. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA:  ZAINAL ABIDIN, a Rohingya refugee in Kulai, Malaysia with his wife. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: MOHAMED SHAFI bin HABE, a prominent member of the Rohingya community in Kulai, Malaysia, holds up his UNHCR card. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 JUNE 2015 - KULAI, JOHORE, MALAYSIA: RUHIMA, a 75 year old Rohingya woman on her bed in her home in Kulai, Malaysia. She came to Malaysia on a boat 2 years ago, when sectarian violence forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya out of their homes in western Myanmar. The UN says the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in western Myanmar, are the most persecuted ethnic minority in the world. The government of Myanmar insists the Rohingya are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and has refused to grant them citizenship. Most of the Rohingya in Myanmar have been confined to Internal Displaced Persons camp in Rakhine state, bordering Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar and settled in Malaysia. Most fled on small fishing trawlers. There are about 1,500 Rohingya in the town of Kulai, in the Malaysian state of Johore. Only about 500 of them have been granted official refugee status by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The rest live under the radar, relying on gifts from their community and taking menial jobs to make ends meet. They face harassment from Malaysian police who, the Rohingya say, extort bribes from them.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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