In the Name of God the Most Compassionate and the Most Merciful

Creator

Jumua Omar Abdallah

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

This picture was drawn by an 11 year old Darfuri boy whose village was attacked when he was only 7 years old. The pictures he draws are based on the memory of what he saw being done to his village. The drawing depicts a woman trying to surrender but who is being shot at by someone with a machine gun mounted on a pickup truck. a helicopter that was used to attack the village, attackers who came riding camels and on horses, and an armored tank are all depicted in the drawing.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, History, Darfur conflict, Pictorial works

Extent

1 drawing

Geographic Location

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Media Type

Drawings (Visual works)

Identifier

W36-00089-A

Recommended Citation

Omar Abdallah, Jumua, "In the Name of God the Most Compassionate and the Most Merciful" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 254.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/254