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Gary R. Bunt

Rohingya Culture

Poppy Elena McPherson and Simon Lewis, Reuters, In exile in Bangladesh, a bittersweet revival of Rohingya culture

"Known as hawla, the old songs are slow and normally played at weddings, love stories that revolve around the towns of northern Rakhine, traditions like flying kites, and the rhythms of rice farming." This is an excellent article, with a short video clip.

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