In pictures: inside a makeshift camp for displaced Muslims in Myanmar

The National
  • Mohammad Yusud now lives in the Jinjo camp after his house in Meikhtila was destroyed in March 2013. Lazar Simeonov for The National
    Mohammad Yusud now lives in the Jinjo camp after his house in Meikhtila was destroyed in March 2013. Lazar Simeonov for The National
  • Reconstruction was not approved until December 2013 and residents face many bureaucratic obstacles to rebuild, including exorbitantly priced rebuilding permits and the need to produce often destroyed documents of tenure to local authorities. Lazar Simeonov for The National
    Reconstruction was not approved until December 2013 and residents face many bureaucratic obstacles to rebuild, including exorbitantly priced rebuilding permits and the need to produce often destroyed documents of tenure to local authorities. Lazar Simeonov for The National
  • Muslim children attending classes in a school at Jinjo camp, one of five makeshift camps for those displaced by the March 2013 riots. Lazar Simeonov for The National
    Muslim children attending classes in a school at Jinjo camp, one of five makeshift camps for those displaced by the March 2013 riots. Lazar Simeonov for The National
  • Mufti Ali, who is spearheading the reconstruction of homes for the displaced, leads Friday prayers at the MM Ranat Mosque in Yangon. Lazar Simeonov for The National
    Mufti Ali, who is spearheading the reconstruction of homes for the displaced, leads Friday prayers at the MM Ranat Mosque in Yangon. Lazar Simeonov for The National
  • Reconstruction work in Meikhtila has started on 273 housing units but funds are running low. Lazar Simeonov for The National
    Reconstruction work in Meikhtila has started on 273 housing units but funds are running low. Lazar Simeonov for The National
  • The Thiri Mangalar mosque in central Meikhtila was heavily damaged in the anti-Muslim violence in March 2013. Lazar Simeonov for The National
    The Thiri Mangalar mosque in central Meikhtila was heavily damaged in the anti-Muslim violence in March 2013. Lazar Simeonov for The National