Category Archives: children of wars

Congo’s Youth Find Peace in a Violent Land

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Erin Brown

I chose this article because it reminds me of learning about the non-violent, peaceful protesters of Bil’in in my Israeli-Palestinian Conflict class. These young people in the Congo are doing the same thing–they are promoting “civic engagement and youth mobilization … Continue reading →

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The Horrifying Death Of A Syrian Infant Underscores The Brutality Of Assad’s Siege Warfare

Posted on October 27, 2017 by meltyzhang

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/syria-assad-east-ghouta-siege_us_59ef5c00e4b07cf8380ca142?section=us_world-news The picture of a severely malnourished baby went viral on social media over the past week. Sahar Dofdaa, barely a month old and weighing just 4 pounds, closed her eyes forever at a medical center in the long besieged … Continue reading →

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The children of South Sudan’s war face hunger, rape and other violence on their long, often-solitary walks to safety

Posted on October 21, 2017 by meltyzhang

http://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-south-sudan-children-20170915-story.html Amid a 22-year civil war that’s dubbed “African’s biggest refugee crisis since the Rwandan genocide,” about 4 million people fled South Sudan to the bordering Uganda in fear and desperation. The latest waves of refugees just arrived at the … Continue reading →

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