Burning Houses

Creator

Mounira Ali

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Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts a Darfuri child running away when houses that have been bombed by a helicopter gunship catch fire. The village is shown as being attacked by men who came on foot and were armed with machine guns as well as by armored tanks.

Alt Text

A child's pencil illustration on lined paper of several elements, including a small child running away from a group of burning houses while a helicopter flies overhead, an explosion occurring in front of another person as a tank approaches behind them, and a man carrying an assault rifle walking next to a truck that is full of people.

Keywords

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

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00108

Recommended Citation

Ali, Mounira, "Burning Houses" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 9.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/9