Another Arab Royal Is Supporting Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh

Earlier this week, the UAE's Princess Haya posted a photo to her Instagram account calling on "global powers" to step up and offer more aid and support to the hundred of thousands of Rohingya refugees that have fled Myanmar over the past few months.

The UAE has already been helping out. In addition to making public statements to bring attention to the cause, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid offered his private plane to transfer food and other relief items to over 600,000 refugees in Bangladesh.

خلال الأسبوع الماضي، فرّ أكثر من ٢٠ ألفاً من الروهينجا المسلمين من الاضطهاد في ميانمار... فقد أحرقت بيوتهم وتعرّضوا للضرب وقتل أفرادٌ من عائلاتهم. أما آن الأوان أن يقول المجتمع الدولي كلمته؟ لقد أمر صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم بإقامة جسر جوي مستمر في إرسال المساعدات العاجلة لمن هم في أمّس الحاجة إليها. ولكن هذا وحده لا يكفي. على الأمم المتحدة والقوى العظمى التدخّل لوقف هذا التطهير العرقي عاجلاً وليس آجلاً، وإلّا سيموت آلاف آخرون في الأسابيع المقبلة. كلّما مرّ عليهم يوم وهم ينتظرون... زادت معاناتهم وخطف الموت منهم المزيد Over the past week alone, more than twenty thousand Rohingya have fled brutal persecution in Myanmar -- their homes burned, many brutally beaten, family members murdered. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum generously created an open air bridge which continues to deliver humanitarian items to those who need it most. But this is not enough! The UN and global powers must stop this ethnic cleansing now or thousands more will surely die in the weeks ahead. Each day they wait, more lives are lost. #Rohingya

A post shared by Haya Bint Al Hussein (@hrhprincesshaya) on Oct 22, 2017 at 9:23am PDT

It's not just the UAE royals who are shedding light on this important cause, though. Jordan's Queen Rania has also taken to her Instagram account to highlight the crisis, sharing a photo of her visit with Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh. Like Princess Haya and Sheikh Mo, Queen Rania is using her position to call upon the international community to intervene.

"Almost 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh in the past two months. For years, the Rohingya people in Myanmar have been victims of discrimination, injustice, and oppression," she wrote. "Sadly, this systematic persecution of a religious minority is taking place in full view of the world. The international community must put an end to their suffering and safeguard their rights #Refugees #Crisis #Myanmar #Bangladesh."

In a follow up post, she spoke of the stories she heard while visiting with refugees, calling them "harrowing" and "heartbreaking."

خلال الشهرين الماضيين، هرب ما يقارب 600 ألف شخص من مسلمي الروهينجا من ميانمار إلى بنغلاديش. وعلى مدار السنوات الماضية، يعيش مسلمو الروهينجا في ميانمار تحت وطأة الظلم والممارسات العنصرية. ما تتعرض له هذه الأقلية الدينية من اضطهاد ممنهج يحصل أمام أعين العالم بأكمله. يجب على المجتمع الدولي وضع نهاية لمعاناة الروهينجا وحماية حقوقهم #لاجئين #ميانمار #بنغلاديش Almost 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh in the past two months. For years, the Rohingya people in Myanmar have been victims of discrimination, injustice, and oppression. Sadly, this systematic persecution of a religious minority is taking place in full view of the world. The international community must put an end to their suffering and safeguard their rights #Refugees #Crisis #Myanmar #Bangladesh

A post shared by Queen Rania Al Abdullah (@queenrania) on Oct 23, 2017 at 1:11am PDT

The Arab royals are great examples of people in power using their voice and their platform to raise attention for a major international crisis!