Archive for June 15th, 2008

A deserted people

By admin • Jun 15th, 2008 • Category: Perspectives

After the calls to leave had been issued, armed security guards finally escorted the bulldozer toward its target, a metal shack that easily crumpled. Moments before, it had been home to Abdul-Karim Hamad Tarabin, his parents and 16 siblings.
 
“We knew it would be destroyed but didn’t know exactly when,” says 18-year-old Abdul-Karim about the [...]