Free Health Clinic For Refugees in Langkawi
Have you been to a free health clinic? Most of us living in Malaysia received public education and medical care, it’s just something we always had, we have free and…
A Prayer With Rohingya Children in Langkawi
A prayer can mean a lot within the lessons of life, it either brings a community together or teaches us a sense of self discipline. It’s also another form of…
A Little African Village in Senegal, Karang Post
She was the first to walk towards me when I put up the black thin cloth, on the concrete wall, right outside my room. "What is this?" So many…
A Beautiful Native Neighbour in Senegal
I’ve always heard her voice from a distance but never seen her before. It was my second week in Senegal, a village close to the borders. She was on the…
The Shocking Truth of Malaysian Tribes, Temiar and Jakun
A conversation that shocked my friends here in Europe. "How are the tribes in Malaysia? Can we visit them?" I said.. "Err...No." "What? But we did, we went to…
The Wanderer of Rishikesh, India
I walked passed her everyday, noticing her sitting there on her own, with a steel cup on her side, her tiny body covered with a blanket. Hiding from the cold.…
No Equality and Safety For Women In Jaffna, Sri Lanka
My recent conversation with a women who lived in Jaffna her whole life, she explains to me how life has changed since the defeat of the rebels, Tamil Tigers,…
Temiar Child Missing For 40 Days in Malaysian Forest
This was one of those conversations that made me feel that my efforts in creating awareness is never enough. The injustice that happens daily in front of our eyes is…
Who Came First? Temiar Or The Others
Temiar People of Malaysia. Their ancestors are believed to have arrived from southern Thailand about 4,500 years ago. The Temiar have asked us a question, why do Malaysians have official…
Be Our Voice, Temiar Blockade To Fight Illegal Logging
In June 2016 I revisited this tribe community deep in the rainforest. After the major East Coast Floods in Kelantan, Malaysia in 2014/15. More than 200,000 people were affected, it…
Empty Promises & No Electricity For Over 50 Years
Pak Aban Anjang (Abain Anjang) "They say you are the oldest Temiar tribe elderly here?" "Yes I am, I have lived long here, longer than many. I am still strong…
Five Died Of Starvation – The Truth Of Temiar Tribe, Malaysia
On August 2015, seven Temiar orang asli (tribe) children went missing in the jungle after an issue in school near Pos Tohoi. The kids then ran away from getting punished by…
Gypsy Tales of Rajasthan
An elder gypsy telling me tales of his life and how hard it has become today to live as a camel herder. He has been traveling back here to the…
Losing My Husband at 18, Single Mother | Chennai
I met her during my trip with an NGO here, working to help single mothers in the slums of Chennai. She is also a survivor of the recent major floods…
A Rohingya Migrant’s Life In Malaysia
I took a walk around Selayang Wet Market and met a few Rohingya refugees who have been living here for a few years. I was curious to know how has…