Defending a Village in Darfur

Creator

Zakaria Abbas Idriss

Files

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts the Sudanese military and the Janjaweed militia attacking a village in Darfur with airplanes, armored tanks, and trucks mounted with machine guns. A Darfuri villager tries to fend off the attack with a sling and a spear.

Alt Text

A child's drawing in blue pen on graph paper depicting different military vehicles, including an airplane, a truck with a mounted machine gun, a man with a gun on horseback, and a tank approaching and firing upon a depiction of a woman, a man, what appears to be a cat, and a house. The illustration of a man is holding a spear and what appears to be a sling and is facing down the military personnel. Arabic handwriting is seen at the top of the page.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00311

Recommended Citation

Abbas Idriss, Zakaria, "Defending a Village in Darfur" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 114.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/114