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Darfur diaries, stories of survival, by Jen Marlowe with Aisha Bain and Adam Shapiro ; preface by Paul Rusesabagina ; foreward by Dr. Francis Mading Deng

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Darfur diaries, stories of survival, by Jen Marlowe with Aisha Bain and Adam Shapiro ; preface by Paul Rusesabagina ; foreward by Dr. Francis Mading Deng

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Darfur diaries

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electronic resource

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dictionaries

Oclc number

893213585

Responsibility statement

by Jen Marlowe with Aisha Bain and Adam Shapiro ; preface by Paul Rusesabagina ; foreward by Dr. Francis Mading Deng

Sub title

stories of survival

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

Table Of Contents

Acknowledgments -- Authors' notes -- Preface by Paul Rusesabagina -- Foreward by Dr. Francis Mading Deng -- Introduction by Aisha Bain -- Map -- One : getting started -- Two : life as a refugee -- Three : crossing the border -- Four : destruction of Darfur -- Five : the SLA -- Six : Anka -- Seven : the Antonov plane and the wedding -- Eight : Dero -- Nine : Kariare Camp -- Ten : heading home -- Eleven : completing the film ... -- Afterword by Adam Shapiro -- Glossary -- About the authors

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