Nurul Islam is a

Rohingya The Rohingya people () are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who predominantly follow Islam and reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar (previously known as Burma). Before the Rohingya genocide in 2017, when over 740,000 fled to Bangladesh, an ...

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and Yangon-educated lawyer from

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(Burma). He is the president of the

Arakan Rohingya National Organisation The Arakan Rohingya National Organisation (ARNO) is a Rohingya political organisation based in London, United Kingdom. Ideology The proclaimed beliefs and objectives of ARNO are as follows: * The right of self-determination of the Rohingya p ...

(ARNO) and lives with his family in

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, the

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Political activism

Islam is the president of the

(ARNO), a political organisation that campaigns for the rights of the

Rohingya people The Rohingya people () are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who predominantly follow Islam and reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar (previously known as Burma). Before the Rohingya genocide in 2017, when over 740,000 fled to Bangladesh, an ...

, an ethnic minority in northern

Rakhine State Rakhine State (; , , ; formerly known as Arakan State) is a state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region to the east, the Bay of Ben ...

. He has worked closely with other organisations, such as the National United Party of Arakan, a Rakhine nationalist political party. Islam is a vocal

, having held multiple peaceful rallies outside the Burmese embassy in

, where he resides. He, along with his associates, has called on the international community to "protect the defenseless Rohingyas".

Education

Islam achieved a

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(B.A.) and a Bachelors of Law (LL.B.) from

Rangoon University '') , mottoeng = There's no friend like wisdom. , established = , type = Public , rector = Dr. Tin Mg Tun , undergrad = 4194 , postgrad = 5748 , city = Kamayut 11041, Yangon , state = Yangon Regio ...

(now the

University of Yangon '') , mottoeng = There's no friend like wisdom. , established = , type = Public , rector = Dr. Tin Mg Tun , undergrad = 4194 , postgrad = 5748 , city = Kamayut 11041, Yangon , state = Yangon Regio ...

) in 1972 and 1973 respectively. He completed a Diplomacy Training Program course at the

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in Australia, and achieved a masters (LL.M.) in Human Rights from the

University of East London , mottoeng = Knowledge and the fulfilment of vows , established = 1898 – West Ham Technical Institute1952 – West Ham College of Technology1970 – North East London Polytechnic1989 – Polytechnic of East London ...

in 2007.

References

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