FROM behind a wooden boat can be heard the ululation of a woman: “Lailaha Ilallah, Lailaha Ilallah” (There is no god other than Allah). The woman is in tears at the sight of her husband’s corpse lying before her in a pool of blood. The seawater in the boat is turning red with blood. (more…)
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Sound and Silence in the Land of the Rencong
June 3, 2003Sound and Silence in the Land of the Rencong
June 3, 2003FROM behind a wooden boat can be heard the ululation of a woman: “Lailaha Ilallah, Lailaha Ilallah” (There is no god other than Allah). The woman is in tears at the sight of her husband’s corpse lying before her in a pool of blood. The seawater in the boat is turning red with blood.
Jalil, [...]
Embedded in Aceh
June 3, 2003The armed forces have trained reporters to survive in areas of conflict. GAM, meanwhile, remains open to the press.INDONESIAN Military (TNI) and GAM (Free Aceh Movement) troops may be attacking each other, but both apparently “agree” on one thing: winning the sympathy of reporters. Both parties may let their weapons sound at one another in [...]
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