A Fierce War Between the Arabs and Masalit

Creator

Fatima Jumua Haroon

Files

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

A drawing by a young Darfuri girl that depicts a fierce battle between the Janjaweed militia and the Masalit tribe of Darfur. Masalit men and boys had to arm themselves to fight off the invasion that included government soldiers in military tanks. Due to inferior weapons that the Masalit tribesmen had, these tribesmen were not able to withstand the combined Janjaweed and military offensive that left houses in entire villages burned to the ground.

Alt Text

A child's drawing in pencil and blue pen of three human figures, two tanks, and burning houses. The person nearest the top of the page holds a massive gun and has a caption in Arabic beneath them; the second person is riding on horseback while being fired upon by the third, who also holds a large gun; the burning houses are at the bottom of the page and are represented by a large, scribbled blob being drawn atop the depictions of houses. Additional Arabic writing is seen throughout.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, Child Soldiers, Boys as Soldiers, Children and War, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00174

Recommended Citation

Jumua Haroon, Fatima, "A Fierce War Between the Arabs and Masalit" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 40.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/40