ILAD's Rohingya Program

05/18/2026

Let’s learn about vegetables in English and Rohingya!

05/18/2026

Let’s learn about fruits in English and Rohingya!

04/27/2026

Let’s learn about clothing! Thanks to Books Unbound for collaborating on this project.
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04/27/2026

Let’s learn about the kitchen! Thanks to Books Unbound for collaborating on this project.
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04/17/2026

Thanks so much to Paul Kiefer and Wisconsin Watch, as well as our partners and friends at Burmese Rohingya Community of Wisconsin, for their wonderful work. It is an honor to be featured in this story.

After ethnic cleansing in Myanmar scattered Rohingya communities, a grassroots effort in Milwaukee is testing whether teaching the language in written form can help it survive — and whether familie…

04/17/2026

A few years ago, any Google search for “Rohingya” led to stories and images of suffering and little else. Genocide enacted by Myanmar’s military threatened to blow out the last burning flames of the soul of the Rohingya culture. But we are thankful that suffering, while still very real and ongoing, is not the end of the Rohingya story. Through the efforts of language preservationists such as Mr. Mayyu Ali and others, the beauty of Rohingya language and culture can live on and light new flames in the hearts of the next generation. It is an honor to share about these new books, Boson and Solluk, so that the world can begin to understand the ancestral knowledge, wit, and wisdom of the Rohingya people.

Get your copies on Amazon here:

https://www.amazon.com/S%C3%93LL%C3%9AK-Rohingya-Riddles-Mayyu-Ali/dp/1067522913

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1067522905?ref_=pe_125775000_1044873430_t_fed_asin_title

02/14/2026

Let’s learn how to manage diabetes during the month of Ramadan. Rohingya Language

For educational purposes only. Not intended to be medical advice; seek help from medical professionals.

Thanks to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Harold Simmons Foundation for their support of this project!

Sources:
American Diabetes Association. (n.d.). Standards of care in diabetes. Diabetes Care. https://diabetesjourna...

British Islamic Medical Association. (n.d.). Ramadan rapid review & medical guidance. https://britishima.org...

Hassanein, M., Al-Arouj, M., Hamdy, O., Bebakar, W. M. W., Jabbar, A., Al-Madani, A., Hanif, W., Lessan, N., Basit, A., Tayeb, K., & Thomas, A. (2017). Diabetes and Ramadan: Practical guidelines. Diabetes Care, 40(5), 673–685. https://diabetesjourna...

International Diabetes Federation, & Diabetes and Ramadan Alliance. (2021). IDF-DAR practical guidelines for diabetes and Ramadan. https://idf.org/media/...

Ibn Mājah. (n.d.). Sunan Ibn Mājah (Hadith 2341). https://sunnah.com/ibn...

The Noble Qur’an. (n.d.). Surah Al-Baqarah 2:183–185; Surah Al-Ma’idah 5:32.

World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. (n.d.). Diabetes and Ramadan guidance. mad

02/01/2026

Let’s talk about the terms because terms matter.

01/17/2026

Let’s talk about dental care for adults in this Rohingya language health education video. Watch them all at http://youtube.com/c/iladrohingyaprogram

Project funded by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Harold Simmons Foundation, and our generous private donors!

01/17/2026

Aiyo! Let’s learn to count by tens in Rohingya and English! Watch them all at http://youtube.com/c/iladrohingyaprogram

Project funded by Harold Simmons Foundation and our generous private donors!