'Dad, why can't Shara go back to school?' pleads 6-year-old Rohingya child

B Nantha KumarPublished: Jul 9, 2020 10:12 AM | Updated: Jul 9, 2020 10:54 AM

"Assalamualaikum dad, all the other kids can go back to school, why can’t people like us?

“Foreigners cannot go to school? We cannot go too? It’s been so long since I’ve gone, since I’ve seen my teachers.”

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