Darfur Village on Fire

Creator

Beshara Arabi Fadl

Files

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts a convoy of Sudan's military troops arriving in a village in Darfur and a military helicopter hovering over the village after the homes had been set ablaze. Villagers are shown trying to hide under trees to avoid being shot from the helicopter and one of the trees has been broken from a mortar round explosion.

Alt Text

A child's pencil sketch on lined paper of multiple military-style vehicle, a row of houses, and a forested area. Among the vehicles are two trucks with mounted guns, a third truck with armed men sitting in its bed, and a helicopter. Two of the houses have lines coming off of them drawn with a red pen, representing fire. Two figures that in the forested area, where one of the trees has fallen or been knocked down. Arabic text written in black pen is seen at the bottom of the page.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic Conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur Conflict, Drawing (Visual Works)

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00325-A

Recommended Citation

Arabi Fadl, Beshara, "Darfur Village on Fire" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 123.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/123