Children of Rohingya refugees learn Arabic and do sports while waiting for the Maghrib prayer at a shelter in Medan, Indonesia as a commemoration of World Refugee Day in Medan on June 20.

The plight of Rohingya in predominantly-Buddhist Myanmar has galvanized Muslims in Southeast Asia and beyond. Denied citizenship although they have lived in the country for generations, Rohingya have faced persecution that exploded in inter-communal violence in Rakhine.

Childs of Rohingya refugees learn Arabics and doing sports waiting for the Maghrib prayer at a shelter as a commemoration of World Refugee Day in Medan on June, 20, 2020, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

The plight of Rohingya in predominantly-Buddhist Myanmar has galvanized Muslims in Southeast Asia and beyond. Denied citizenship although they have lived in the country for generations, Rohingya have faced persecution that exploded in intercommunal violence in Rakhine.

According to the UNHCR, more and more refugees today live in urban settings outside refugee camps. Some crises have lasted so long that the tent camps became built-up urban areas. While some refugees depend on international help through NGOs, others start a new life, changing everything from occupation, to social status, to adapt to their new realities.