Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival

Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival

written by Adam Shapiro, 1972-, Aisha Bain, fl. 2004 and Jen Marlowe, 1971- (New York, NY: Nation Books, 2006, originally published 2006), 320 page(s)

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Abstract / Summary
In February, 2003, the Sudanese Liberation Army in Darfur (the western region of Sudan) after years of oppression took up arms against the Sudanese government. The government and allied militias answered the rebellion with mass murder, rape and the wholesale destruction of villages and livelihood, resulting in one of the world's largest humanitarian and political crises. Up to 2 million people were displaced; 400,000 people killed. In October and November, 2004, after watching woefully inadequate media coverage on the crisis in Darfur, a team of three independent filmmakers trekked to Darfurian refugee camps in eastern Chad and crept across the border into Darfur. They met dozens of Darfurians, and spoke with them about their history, hopes and fears, and the tragedy they are living. Refugees and displaced peoples, civilians and fighters resisting the Sudanese government, teachers, students, parents, children and community leaders provide the heart of Darfur Diaries. Their stories and testimonies, woven together through the personal experience of the filmmakers, and conveyed with political and historical context, provide a much-needed account to help understand Darfur. These are people whose lives, homes, safety and rights deserve to be protected as vigilantly as those of peoples all over the world.
Field of Interest
Global Issues
Author
Adam Shapiro, 1972-, Aisha Bain, fl. 2004, Jen Marlowe, 1971-
Publisher
Nation
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Perseus Book Group
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Duration
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Format
Text
Original Publication Date
2006
Page Count
320
Publication Year
2006
Publisher
Nation Books
Place Published / Released
New York, NY
Subject
Global Issues, World History, Social Sciences, History, Human Rights and Public Health, War and Violence, Darfur Conflict (2003 -- ), Sudanese, Refugees, Militias, Human rights, Violence, Genocide victims, Genocide, Darfur Conflict, Sudan, 2003-, History, Politics & Policy, Law, Derechos Humanos y Sanidad Pública, Direitos Humanos e Saúde Pública, Guerra y Violencia, Guerra e Violência, Sudanese, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Keywords and Translated Subjects
Derechos Humanos y Sanidad Pública, Direitos Humanos e Saúde Pública, Guerra y Violencia, Guerra e Violência

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