Zalmaï: Silent Exodus: Portraits of Iraqi Refugees in Exile - Softcover

Zalmai

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1597110779 ISBN 13: 9781597110778

Verlag: Aperture, 2008

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Book by Hosseini Khaled

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In early 2008, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reported that an estimated 4.4 million Iraqis had been displaced from their homes as a result of the war. While nearly half were uprooted internally, the remaining citizens escaped to neighboring countries. The New York Times called the escalating crisis the largest exodus since the mass migrations associated with the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. Today, the situation of most refugees remains dire; months and years into forced flight, many are running out of money, food, and the good will of their hosts. In Silent Exodus, Zalmaï chronicles the plight of Iraqi refugees in Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon. Over the course of several trips made in 2007 with the support of Human Rights Watch, Zalmaï interviewed refugee families, collected their individual stories, and photographed them in their homes, where many remain in uncertainty. Although frequently harassed by neighbors, they are still afraid to return home, given the instability and violence that lingers in Iraq. Rarely told and under-reported, this is a compelling story, which deserves a wider audience.

Biografía del autor

Born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1965, Zalmai fled his homeland in 1980 to escape the Soviet occupation. His family settled in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he studied at the School of Creative Photography and at the Center of Professional Education in Photography, Yverdon (CEEP). Zalmai is a member of the Focale Association in Nyon. He lives and works in New York and Geneva. Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and moved to the United States in 1980. His first novel, "The Kite Runner," was an international bestseller, published in forty countries. In 2006 he was named a U.S. envoy to UNHCR, The United Nations Refugee Agency. He lives in northern California.

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• Verlag: Aperture
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1597110779
• ISBN 13: 9781597110778
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 96