Noor Mohammed still remembers clearly the tragedy his family experienced two months ago. In his Buthidaung neighborhood of Rakhine state in western Myanmar, fires ignited by local resident engulfed homes. This was followed by the frightened screams of women, and then wailing children.

In the riots between ethnic Rohingya Muslims and Buddhists in the Arakan (Rakhine) state, his father was slaughtered by a group of attackers. His family ended up sc