Hope is an action against Genocide
Hope is an action against Genocide
What is Genocide?
Genocide is an organized and deliberate attempt often on the part of a state or groups of people acting on behalf of a state to completely wipe out a group of people from the face of the earth.
“Dreams can... give civilized man the guidance he needs in finding his way through the problems of both his inner and outer self.”
— Carl G. Jung
Yusuf Hattab and Abdulrahman Hattab have hope. These brothers are Gazans in the heart of Palestine. Through content creation, Abed and his brother Yusuf have brought awareness on the Israeli occupation in Palestine through their experiences of it. The Hattab brothers have been displaced since October 2023, showing how they collect water, food, and so much more all with a smile. Everyday they go out of their tent into their homeland and see the rubble and destruction while trying to survive. They show what is happening casually in short form content on their Instagram pages, going more in depth on their YouTube channels.
Fadia Jomaa has hope. In Tyre, South Lebanon, where clashes and attacks have been escalating across the Blue line and beyond since the outbreak of the conflict in Gaza, women peace builders are among those being displaced. Fadia Jomaa is a journalist, environmental activist and mediator engaged in a UN Women regional project “Women, Peace and Security in the Arab States Phase III”, implemented in collaboration with International Alert and the Professional Mediation Center at University Saint Joseph.
Aséna Izgil and her family has hope. Aséna is Uyghur, an ethnic minority in East Turkistan being imprisoned in labor camps by the Chinese government. After the violence of 2009, Aséna’s childhood was relatively peaceful. But in the background, clashes between Uyghurs and the government continued. She was able to escape China amidst the Uyghur Genocide and lives in America with her family. Now, she spreads the stories of her experiences and speaks about the Uyghur people.
Wai Wai Nu has hope. Wai Wai Nu emerged from seven years as a political prisoner to become a human rights advocate and the founder of two organizations: the Women Peace Network and the Yangon Youth Center. Through the Women Peace Network, Wai Wai works to build peace and mutual understanding between Myanmar’s ethnic communities and to empower marginalized women throughout Myanmar, particularly in Rakhine State, to advocate for their rights. Her work also aims to reduce discrimination and hatred among Buddhist and Muslim communities and to improve the human rights of the Rohingya people.
John Bul Dau has hope. John Dau, also known as Dhieu-Deng Leek is a human rights activist from South Sudan. He is one of the Lost Boys of Sudan who was featured in the 2006 award-winning documentary God Grew Tired of Us. In 2007, he founded the John Dau Foundation aiming to transform the health system in South Sudan.