Burning Village

Creator

Khadeeja Suleiman Khater

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing of a Sudanese government helicopter gunship bombing a village where most of the houses are grass thatched. The attacks also included burning of houses.

Alt Text

A child's drawing in blue pen and crayons on graph paper of four houses that have been lit on fire by the ordinance dropped by a helicopter flying overhead. Two human figures are visible inside the burning buildings while a third stands to the side, possibly fleeing.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00077-B

Recommended Citation

Suleiman Khater, Khadeeja, "Burning Village" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 2.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/2