Spare the Mosque

Creator

Yassine Ahmed Jumuah

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing of houses in a village in Darfur burning after being bombed by Sudan's military helicopter gunships. The only building spared was a mosque. Also shown are armed Janjaweed militia riding into the village and shooting civilians.

Alt Text

A child's drawing in pencil and red and blue pens that depicts a village on fire with three helicopters flying above it. A person lies dead at the doorway of one of the buildings while another runs through the fire with their arms raised. The only building that is not on fire is a small mosque with two villagers standing outside of it. Armed men on horseback and in trucks are approaching the village from a road.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00389

Recommended Citation

Ahmed Jumuah, Yassine, "Spare the Mosque" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 421.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/421