Posted on March 27, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Erica
A billboard in a town east of Kabul urges citizens that if they love their communities they should not let their family members become suicide bombers.
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Posted on March 23, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Sarah
If you know CIVIC, you know we stay above the fray of politics. It’s not often easy, but we want to focus on the suffering of war victims without getting diverted from their faces, stories, and needs.
Who was hurt? How? What help do they need?
This trip to Lebanon and Israel has made [...]
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Posted on March 22, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Marla B.
CIVIC’s executive director, Sarah Holewinski, discusses our recent trip to South Lebanon.
NOTE: There are fewer videos from Lebanon as we had a hard time uploading. As we create the entire story you will see our equal coverage of both sides.
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Posted on March 21, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Sarah
We’re in Israel now, but only just. Having grown fond of the many wonderful people we met in southern Lebanon, our departure seemed to come almost too soon.
Still, we were able to accomplish so much in those five days. The devastation suffered by civilians in war is gut wrenching to see [...]
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Posted on March 20, 2008 by warvictims
Posted By: Sarah and Marla B.
We are traveling throughout southern Lebanon right now. This photo was taken by our ‘fixer’ Salim in Bint J’Bail. This area was hit particularly hard in the 2006 war.
We have had limited access to internet here but keep reading because we will send more photos and video blogs soon! [...]
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