Tag: refugees

misplaced sorrow and indignation: using the “refugee crisis”; ignoring facts on the Syrian ground

Lately, the photo of baby Aylan has been all over social media, with well-intentioned people sharing the tragedy of he, his family and countless other Syrians’ (who were fleeing the violence of NATO’s death squads) drowned bodies washed ashore.  A photo of an innocent dead child always has great impact, particularly when splashed on front… Read More misplaced sorrow and indignation: using the “refugee crisis”; ignoring facts on the Syrian ground

Eva Bartlett4 Comments

dignity

*the emergency tent camp named Karama (“Dignity”) set up in the Ezbet Abed Rabbo region, for the 350 families with houses completely destroyed and the 700 families with houses badly damaged. The 55 tents available are obviously insufficient for the number of families, the size of the tents insufficient for the size of families, many… Read More dignity

Eva Bartlett11 Comments

“They shot a bomb outside our house”-eastern Jabaliya

*leaving homes, frightened by the already-enforced threat of bombing the residential houses of the area, Eastern Jabaliya, January 3, 2009 F has had no rest since the attacks began over 2 weeks ago. She only sporadically sends me text message updates. Earlier, she was strong, determined: “Hi, how r u? We r fine, take care… Read More “They shot a bomb outside our house”-eastern Jabaliya

Eva Bartlett4 Comments