Rashid Ansorali (second from left) and other attendees at the Burmese Rohingya Welfare Organisation Eid celebration Photo: RNZ
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Rashid Ansorali arrived in New Zealand as a teenager, fresh from fleeing his home in Myanmar. He’s now secretary of the Burmese Rohingya Welfare Organisation and one of his roles is to help run events to bring the community together.
In this episode of Here Now, Liz Garton joins Rashid at an Eid celebration and discovers why these types of events are so important.
Rashid's sister and niece at the Burmese Rohingya Welfare Organisation Eid celebration Photo: RNZ