Wednesday, August 10, 2005
eye of the beholder
Like many other children, Ala‘ witnessed conflict between rebel groups and the Janjaweed. This drawing depicts a rebel soldier first shot in the arm, then executed by gunshots to the groin. Ali, a teacher in a refugee camp, said the rebels are killed this way to emasculate them. “They [the Janjaweed] know what they are doing,” he said. “They are doing it with purpose.” --Ala‘, Age 13
Something pure and righteous dies with every picture like this. Children in Darfur are not drawing happy family portraits or sunny landscapes. They report the brutal reality imposed upon them.
Thanks for posting this, Johnnyd.
Something pure and righteous dies with every picture like this. Children in Darfur are not drawing happy family portraits or sunny landscapes. They report the brutal reality imposed upon them.
Thanks for posting this, Johnnyd.
// posted by sakit @ 5:34 PM 
