Village in Darfur on Fire

Creator

Zahr

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts a Darfuri village burning after being bombed by the Sudanese military. Also shows villagers trying to escape with their livestock.

Alt Text

A child's pencil drawing with color details in orange colored pencil on graph paper of a village being set on fire by military aircraft that are flying overhead and dropping ordinance. Representations of a tank and three trucks with mounted guns and armed soldiers riding in their beds are also seen surrounding several human figures that represent the village's residents. A woman and child are seen holding hands and running, and a man uses a whip in an attempt to get his livestock to also flee the fires.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur conflict

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00515-b

Recommended Citation

Zahr, "Village in Darfur on Fire" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 583.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/583