Machines of War

Creator

Aisha Ali Adam

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depict a military helicopter that was used to bomb a village in Darfur. Also shown are members of the Janjaweed militia on horseback, shooting people in the village and setting houses on fire.

Alt Text

A child's drawing in blue pen and colored with crayons that is dominated by an illustration of a helicopter colored in red, yellow, green, and blue. Below the helicopter is a scene of two men on horseback firing machine guns at an unarmed man standing in front of a burning house. Red lines and marks draw on and around the man's head indicate blood gushing from a head wound.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00409-A

Recommended Citation

Ali Adam, Aisha, "Machines of War" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 433.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/433