Monir: A Rohingyan Holiday is a children’s book about equality. Inspired by the current Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, the book follows Noori, a Rohingyan child as she goes about her daily life.
The story is based around the 1988 extermination blueprint, showing the knock on effects through a child’s eyes. The story covers aspects like Noori having to change her name to Monir to go to school.
Monir has the potential to open a dialogue between parents and children: they will be able to empathise with characters in the story and discuss equality using real examples of prejudice.
In the Creative Conscience 2019 awards it was highly commended in the
illustration category.
