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RELIGION AND REFUGE: AFGHAN AND ROHINGYA MUSLIM REFUGEES IN INDIA

Authors:
Manya Beri

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Manya Beri
Ashoka University

MLA 8
Beri, Manya. "RELIGION AND REFUGE: AFGHAN AND ROHINGYA MUSLIM REFUGEES IN INDIA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 6, no. 9, Sept. 2021, pp. 3294-3306, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i09.015. Accessed Sept. 2021.
APA 6
Beri, M. (2021, September). RELIGION AND REFUGE: AFGHAN AND ROHINGYA MUSLIM REFUGEES IN INDIA. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 6(9), 3294-3306. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i09.015
Chicago
Beri, Manya. "RELIGION AND REFUGE: AFGHAN AND ROHINGYA MUSLIM REFUGEES IN INDIA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 6, no. 9 (September 2021), 3294-3306. Accessed September, 2021. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2021.v06i09.015.

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Abstract:
Unity in diversity- a notion we would all like to believe in. However, is it really achievable? Despite centuries of human struggle against cultural discrimination, the fact remains that multiple ethnic groups are prone to oppression- merely because of differences in religion, beliefs, and social standing. These are people who feel unsafe in their own home countries- people whom we have come to know as refugees. The 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees defines refugees as persons who have “a well-founded fear of persecution” (Young 1982, p.40). This persecution or oppression of these people rises out of political circumstances, and not just “purely economic calculus imposing hardships randomly on individuals” (Young 1982, p.40). Conflicts within national borders have increased significantly in the last few decades. This has led to a rapid growth of statelessness and movement of refugee populations. Two such populations are those of Afghanistan and Myanmar. Individuals from these two neighboring countries of India have fled widespread war and violence and migrated to India in order to live a safer and more secure life, and finally obtain a sense of belonging.

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