June 2009 Archives
Camps (Part II) - Moqoble and the Syrian Kurds
Jun 23, 2009 | No Comments
The Syrian Kurds living at the Moqoble Refugee Camp are officially recognized by the UNHCR as stateless. They have no citizenship. No country. No home.
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Kurdish Refugee & IDP Camps (Part I)
Jun 16, 2009 | No Comments
I'm down to my last day here in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and have seen all that I can this trip. As promised, here is the low down on my experiences with the camps I visited and an update on my life with the Dizayee tribe.
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My postmodern entrance into a premodern reality
Jun 11, 2009 | 4 Comments
Just a quick update, the trip is going well (minus watching a six year old smoke a cigarette) and I've had amazing luck regarding access to the camps. Read on to find out about the friends and connections that I have made on this trip. I should be posting an account of the camps next week along with some video. I'll keep you posted!
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How to get into the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Jun 5, 2009 | 4 Comments
Just in case anyone was thinking of vacationing in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq this year, I thought I'd lay out the way to get there... I got into the Grdachal camp yesterday as well. Twenty-two families living in an old school house in very bad conditions. I'll have some pictures up soon.
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A Culture Displaced
Jun 1, 2009 | 1 Comment
Things are going great over here so far! Got my residency visa and work permit in record time and I already have a meeting with a mayor tomorrow to get access to a refugee camp. Hopefully, I will get to photograph in one tomorrow!
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