{"title":"Saiful Huq Omi","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaiful Huq Omi’s works offer a profound exploration of identity and resilience within the context of Arts \u0026amp; Culture. His storytelling weaves personal and collective history with vivid imagery, inviting readers to reflect on themes of displacement and humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough evocative narratives like \u003cem\u003e136: I am Rohingya\u003c\/em\u003e, Omi captures the voices of marginalised communities with sensitivity and insight. His books resonate with emotional depth, making them essential for those interested in contemporary cultural discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"136-i-am-rohingya-by-saiful-huq-omi-9789053308981","title":"136: I am Rohingya","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince 2009, Bangladeshi photographer Saiful Huq Omi has been documenting the lives of the Muslim ethnic minority, generally known as the Rohingyas, who live in northern Rakhine State, western Burma. Considered to be one of the most persecuted communities in the world, the Rohingyas face every kind of human rights violation: denial of citizenship, restriction of movement or travel, restriction on education, forced labour, land confiscation, forced eviction, destruction of homes, schools, mosques, religious persecution, ethnic discrimination, restrictions on marriage of Rohingyas, abuse of Rohingya women and elders, rape as a weapon of war, depopulation of the Rohingya community, and confiscation of residency\/citizenship cards. To many, what is happening to this community in Burma is nothing but a slow-burning genocide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSaiful Huq Omi (1980) first studied telecoms engineering before taking up photography in 2005. His photos have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Newsweek, Time\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAsian Photography\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. His work has been exhibited in galleries from Zimbabwe and Russia to Japan and Bangladesh. Saiful has received a number of awards, including the All Roads National Geographic Award, and an emerging photographers grant from the Open Society Institute. He was a participant in the 2010 World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass. His Rohingya project gained him a grant from the Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSaiful is represented by Polaris Images, and published his first photo book, \u003ci\u003eHeroes Never Die - Tales of Political Violence in Bangladesh\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2006. In 2012, he set up an international photography school, named Counter Foto, in Bangladesh and India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47536153559276,"sku":"9789053308981","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9789053308981-136-i-am-rohingya.jpg?v=1776378390"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/saiful-huq-omi.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}