Cox’s Bazar, in Bangladesh, is home to the world’s largest refugee camp. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have been sheltering there since they were forced to flee their homes amid persecution in Myanmar five years ago. The World’s Stephen Snyder spoke with a young folklorist who went around the camp to collect Rohingya stories before they are lost forever.
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