A Rohingya poet and writer born in Maungdaw Township in 1991, who survived the 2017 military crackdown, fled to Bangladesh and later moved to Canada. He founded the Community Rebuilding Centre for education and youth in the Rohingya refugee camps, co-founded and edits Art Garden Rohingya, and has published poetry collections including Exodus: Between Genocide and Me.
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Keeping Rohingya culture alive in verse
Mayyu Ali was born in Maungdaw Township, Arakan. He survived the 2017 military crackdown and fled to Bangladesh before relocating to Canada, where he continues his mission to preserve Rohingya culture through literature and advocacy.
Ali is the founder of the Community Rebuilding Centre, a Rohingya community organization in Rohingya refugee camps focusing on education and youth empowerment. He is also the co-founder and editor of Art Garden Rohingya, an online platform dedicated to reviving Rohingya poetry, art, and literature. As a writer, he has published several poetry collections, including Exodus: Between Genocide and Me.
