Thursday, July 19, 2007

A Funeral in Darfur

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

The Sudanese photographer, Ibrahim Biqal Saraq, took these intensely moving photographs documenting the burial of a young victim of the continued conflict in Darfur.

Women washing the body in preparation for burial


Men taking the body to the grave


Prayers before the burial



The burial



Prayers after the burial



These photographs first appeared in the Sudan Tribune

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi khartoumi,

haven't been on your blog for a while -- where have all the articles gone?

Anyway, what are you seeing happening in Sudan at the moment, in terms of conflict. A few sources are saying that the fighting has subsided in Darfur but that this is not being reported as this is not the type of thing the US and "Save Darfur" want as destabilisation and chaos allows their continued intervention.

Have you read Keith Harmon Snow's latest article on Darfur? Here's a link:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=7311
What do you think of it? Would be good to get the opinion of someone living in Sudan.
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s&s