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The Rohingya population, from Myanmar\u2019s Rakhine State, are a community almost living entirely in exile, whether in refugee camps in Bangladesh, or working on boats throughout the Indian Ocean. The Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox\u2019s Bazar, Bangladesh, is now the world\u2019s largest.\nBut the Rohingya\u2019s struggles began long before the crisis intensified in 2012 and 2017, as noted in Kaamil Ahmed\u2019s first book,\xa0I Feel No Peace: Rohingya Fleeing Over Seas and Rivers\xa0(Hurst, 2023).\xa0Kaamil talks to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and beyond to understand how this community has tried to survive years of neglect and at times hostility from the governments and institutions meant to look after them.\nIn this interview, Kaamil and I talk about the Rohingya population, their lives in the refugee camps, and their attempts to make a life for themselves.\nKaamil Ahmed is a journalist at The Guardian, covering international development, who previously lived in and reported from Jerusalem, Bangladesh and Turkey.\nYou can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at\xa0The Asian Review of Books, including its review of\xa0I Feel No Peace. Follow on Twitter at\xa0@BookReviewsAsia.\nNicholas Gordon is an associate editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at\xa0@nickrigordon.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/genocide-studies