Their photo became a symbol of the yezidi genocide in Shangal
Photo Hunab Ali Qasim and her three children became a symbol of the genocide of the Yezidi in Shangal. In 2014, a family was fleeing from Islamic state terrorists and their photos became the epitome of the horror and despair of thousands of Yazidi families. 6 years later, their image is still remembered.
"Now we all live near Hannover in security," says Hunav.
When she left for her home in absolute despair, fear and helplessness, she had no idea that she would become a symbol of genocide. On August 9, 2014, Hunav and her children had been walking for hours without food or water when she was captured by a Reuters reporter, Roda Saeda. This photo has spread all over the world's mass media and social networks.
The head of the family, Saed Yusuf Badji, was not in the frame because he was walking ahead in search of water and food.
"I'm not in the frame, because I was in front, looking for something to eat. From August 3 to 9, we were at the top of mount Sinjar. When we were photographed, we went to Syria through a safe corridor, " said in an interview with the Italian newspaper Avvenire.
The family stayed for a while in a camp in the Syrian city of Derek, then headed to Iraqi Kurdistan. When it became known that Germany was ready to accept Yazidi refugees, the family decided to emigrate. They, like many Yazidi families, took the dangerous route across the Aegean sea.
"Six days after arriving in Istanbul, the organizer called us and told us that we need to cross the sea. After a five-hour journey, the Greek coast guard picked us up and took us to Mytilene," says the head of the family.
Now the family lives in the German city of Hanover, their children go to a German school. They don't want to go back to Iraq anymore, they have new friends here. Besides, there is nowhere to go back, their house has been bombed.
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Their photo became a symbol of the yezidi genocide in Shangal
Photo Hunab Ali Qasim and her three children became a symbol of the genocide of the Yezidi in Shangal. In 2014, a family was fleeing from Islamic state terrorists and their photos became the epitome of the horror and despair of thousands of Yazidi families. 6 years later, their image is still remembered.
"Now we all live near Hannover in security," says Hunav.
When she left for her home in absolute despair, fear and helplessness, she had no idea that she would become a symbol of genocide. On August 9, 2014, Hunav and her children had been walking for hours without food or water when she was captured by a Reuters reporter, Roda Saeda. This photo has spread all over the world's mass media and social networks.
The head of the family, Saed Yusuf Badji, was not in the frame because he was walking ahead in search of water and food.
"I'm not in the frame, because I was in front, looking for something to eat. From August 3 to 9, we were at the top of mount Sinjar. When we were photographed, we went to Syria through a safe corridor, " said in an interview with the Italian newspaper Avvenire.
The family stayed for a while in a camp in the Syrian city of Derek, then headed to Iraqi Kurdistan. When it became known that Germany was ready to accept Yazidi refugees, the family decided to emigrate. They, like many Yazidi families, took the dangerous route across the Aegean sea.
"Six days after arriving in Istanbul, the organizer called us and told us that we need to cross the sea. After a five-hour journey, the Greek coast guard picked us up and took us to Mytilene," says the head of the family.
Now the family lives in the German city of Hanover, their children go to a German school. They don't want to go back to Iraq anymore, they have new friends here. Besides, there is nowhere to go back, their house has been bombed.
Ezidi.news
Tags: #yazidisinfo #newsyezidi #genocideyezidi #humanrights #aboutyezidi
