Rohingya Refugees

Annotated Bibliography
Summary

The Rohingya refugees have faced persecution and discrimination for decades in Myanmar, and Rohingya persons have struggled and sought safety before too. Humanitarian aid agencies have tried to center cultural context and environmental conscientiousness in developing response plans. They have also provided ongoing studies and statistics to help drive funding toward this crisis.  This annotated bibliography sheds light on the history and current situation of Rohingya forced migrants.

Afshan Paarlberg is a Visiting Assistant Professor with the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy where she is leading an MLFA-funded research and legal audit project on nonprofit governance, risk, and compliance for Muslim-led nonprofits. Afshan has a JD from the University of Houston Law Center as well as a BBA and BA from the University of Texas at Austin. She is furthering her pursuit of knowledge as a doctoral student at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and Fellow of the Zakat Foundation Institute. Afshan’s research, publications, and public speaking engagements are focused on nonprofits, philanthropy, and forced migration.

Afshan serves as the President of the board of Exodus Refugee Immigration – an Indiana based refugee resettlement agency. Afshan also serves on the board of the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, the advisory board member to the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, member of the Muslim Women Giving 100 Giving Circle, and member of the American Muslim Women’s Giving Circle. Previously, Afshan has developed and executed nonprofit access to justice initiatives, represented clients in affirmative and defensive immigration proceedings, and supported international and domestic nonprofits with governance, risk, and compliance.