Emily Ding
Emily Ding is a freelance writer, journalist, and photographer who tells stories about migration, cultural survival, environmental conflict, criminal justice, and the legacies of war — often animated by the politics of identity. She is based in Kuala Lumpur and reports occasionally from other locations.
Fast friends, Rohingya refugees in exile rebuild their lives in Malaysia
Mohamudul Hasson and Tobarik Huson, both Rohingya from Myanmar, met in Malaysia after taking arduous journeys to escape persecution and stagnation as stateless Muslim minorities. Neither Myanmar nor neighboring Bangladesh recognizes them as citizens.