Name: Silent Exodus: Portraits of Iraqi Refugees in Exile (in English)
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Author: Khaled Hosseini
ISBN: 9781597110778

portada Silent Exodus: Portraits of Iraqi Refugees in Exile (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Khaled Hosseini

Publisher

Aperture

Year

2008

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Weight

ISBN

1597110779

ISBN13

9781597110778

Synopsis "Silent Exodus: Portraits of Iraqi Refugees in Exile (in English)"

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," Kabul-born, Switzerland-based photographer Zalmaï chronicles the plight of Iraqi refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon; over the course of several trips in 2007, he interviewed them, 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 to Iraq, given the instability and violence that lingers there. Rarely told and under-reported, this is a human story which deserves a wider audience. Khaled Hosseini, author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns" contributes an introduction to the work.

Khaled Hosseini

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(Kabul, 1965) se trasladó a Estados Unidos en 1980 y reside actualmente en el norte de California. Sus novelas se han convertido en fenómenos de ventas y han aparecido en más de cincuenta países. En 2006, Hosseini fue nombrado embajador de buena voluntad del ACNUR (Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados) y en 2007 puso en marcha la Fundación Khaled Hosseini, destinada a proporcionar ayuda humanitaria al pueblo de Afganistán para aliviar su sufrimiento y contribuir a crear prósperas comunidades.

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