Homes on Fire

Creator

Hamed Ibrahim Adam

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing the depicts houses in a village in Darfur burning after being bombed by Sudanese military helicopters. Also shows some civilians trapped in houses and burning alive while others are being shot.

Alt Text

A child's graphic illustration on worn white paper of many human figures colored in green approaching a series of houses on foot, in trucks, and on horseback. One of these figures is seen with its hand reaching out to one of the houses, seeming to set it on fire. Other human figures are shown moving in the opposite direction from the green figures, including a woman carrying a baby on her back. From above, two helicopters rain ordinance down on the houses, some of which still have people trapped inside.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00521-b

Recommended Citation

Ibrahim Adam, Hamed, "Homes on Fire" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 242.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/242