In one word, it is fundamental rights, so I feel it’s my home.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Nijam Uddin Mohammed, who arrived in Bradford in 2008. “My people are running after food, running to save their lives, running for education – running for everything. “If this continues my people will disappear soon.”He was one of 199 mainly Muslim Rohingya welcomed by Bradford council between 2008 and 2010, under its City of Sanctuary scheme. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Hassan Khan, who helped resettle some of the first Rohingya Muslims who left Myanmar and stayed in Europe’s largest Rohingya community in Bradford. They want Britain – and Bradford – to use its influence abroad and offer sanctuary once again to those who have fled Myanmar during the latest crackdown.

Source: The Guardian September 24, 2017 09:55 UTC