Rohingya kids get gift of language

Time to learn: Nur Atiqah teaching the Rohingya children at Madrasah Arabiah Taalimul Quran in Seri Kembangan, Selangor. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: In the beginning, neither the teacher nor pupil could comprehend each other but now, a year later, some 100 children of Rohingya refugees in Seri Kembangan, Selangor, have learnt to speak decent Bahasa Malaysia.

The children, aged between four and 18, have lawyer and social activist Nur Atiqah Talkah to thank for sparing some of her time to provide free tuition to them under a voluntary programme called “Tuisyen Ikhlas” (Sincere Tuition) that she initiated early last year.