Turning written script into digital characters will allow persecuted group to write emails and texts and post on social media in their own languageFor decades the Rohingya maintain been denied recognition in Myanmar,but the persecuted minority is close to securing a crucial symbol of their identity – their own unique digital alphabet.
The language of the stateless Muslim people has reportedly been included in the planned upgrade to the Unicode Standard, the global coding system that turns written script into digital characters and numbers. Related: Myanmar burned Rohingya villages after refugee deal, and says rights group The Rohingya are Muslims who live in majority-Buddhist Myanmar. They are often described as "the world's most persecuted minority". Related: 6700 Rohingya Muslims killed in one month in Myanmar,MSF says Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com