The plight of the Rohingya minority, long persecuted and marginalized in Myanmar, has reached a critical and devastating point. This ethnic group now faces an existential crisis where, in a generation or two, the Rohingya may no longer exist as a distinct people. More than a million Rohingya have fled Myanmar in recent years due to state-sponsored ethnic cleansing, and most now live in overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh. As they continue to pour across the border, their numbers in Myanmar have dwindled so significantly that the very survival of the Rohingya as an ethnic group is under serious threat. Without immediate intervention, the Rohingya could vanish-not only from Myanmar but from history.

The sheer scale of the displacement is staggering. With over one million Rohingya now living in Bangladesh, the refugee camps have become a de facto home for an entire generation. Within these camps, survival is the priority, and cultural preservation is often neglected. The result is the gradual erosion of the Rohingya’s cultural identity, as the younger generation, born and raised in exile, grows up disconnected from their ancestral homeland, language, and traditions.

In the refugee camps of Bangladesh, the Rohingya have little to no exposure to their cultural heritage. The limited education available often follows the Bangladeshi curriculum, which does not reflect the history, language, or culture of the Rohingya people. As a result, children in these camps grow up with little knowledge of their roots. The longer the Rohingya remain in exile, the more their distinct cultural identity is diluted, placing........

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