Dankoo 4th Gear April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 We are living in such a sad world.... The horrors of the civil war in Syria are captured in this poignant photo of a frightened 4-year-old girl raising her hands in surrender — thinking that the long-lens camera pointed at her is a gun. Turkish photographer Osman Sagirli snapped the picture of little Adi Hudea in December at the Atmen refugee camp on Syria’s border with Turkey. Gaza-based photojournalist Nadia Abu Shaban last week tweeted the heart-rending picture of Adi — her eyes conveying a mixture of sadness and fear as she pursed her lips tightly. “Thought he has a weapon not a camera so she gave up!” Abu Shaban wrote. The posting has been retweeted 18,000 times, eliciting an emotional outpouring across the globe. “I’m actually weeping seeing this. We’ve made this planet a horrible place, haven’t we?” tweeted user @cosmetopia. Adi has been living with her traumatized mom and three siblings at the camp since 2012, when her dad died in the Hama province massacre that claimed about 200 lives. At first, some Twitter users believed the lost-innocence photo may have been staged. But a user on the Imgur photo-sharing site traced it back to the Turkiye newspaper, where it was published in January, the BBCreported. The photographer insisted it was authentic. “I was using a telephoto lens, and she thought it was a weapon,” Sagirli told the BBC. He explained that normally, a child who is unaccustomed to having a photo taken will either “run away, hide their faces or smile when they see a camera.” It wasn’t until after he examined the picture, said Sagirli, that he realized his subject was terrified because she had seen so many weapons in her young life that the cameras became a weapon in her mind. The UN has called Syria’s five-year civil war the “world’s worst humanitarian catastrophe,” with an estimated 220,000 killed and more than 12 million in need of aid. About 5.6 million are children. ↡ Advertisement 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustank Hypersonic April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 saudis no come in help? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 powerful picture Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xers007 Supercharged April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 (edited) saudis no come in help? y saudis?? it is not even bordering syria... Edited April 1, 2015 by Xers007 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockngbrd Supersonic April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 I think we found a place where Famous Amos can go Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusje Supersonic April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 saudis no come in help? Help what? Syrian civil war was started by their ah bang, the great USA.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy 4th Gear April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 Help what? Syrian civil war was started by their ah bang, the great USA.... is it ? how did the great USA start it? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktglfc Hypersonic April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 We are living in such a sad world.... The horrors of the civil war in Syria are captured in this poignant photo of a frightened 4-year-old girl raising her hands in surrender thinking that the long-lens camera pointed at her is a gun. Turkish photographer Osman Sagirli snapped the picture of little Adi Hudea in December at the Atmen refugee camp on Syrias border with Turkey. Gaza-based photojournalist Nadia Abu Shaban last week tweeted the heart-rending picture of Adi her eyes conveying a mixture of sadness and fear as she pursed her lips tightly. Thought he has a weapon not a camera so she gave up! Abu Shaban wrote. The posting has been retweeted 18,000 times, eliciting an emotional outpouring across the globe. Im actually weeping seeing this. Weve made this planet a horrible place, havent we? tweeted user @cosmetopia. Adi has been living with her traumatized mom and three siblings at the camp since 2012, when her dad died in the Hama province massacre that claimed about 200 lives. At first, some Twitter users believed the lost-innocence photo may have been staged. But a user on the Imgur photo-sharing site traced it back to the Turkiye newspaper, where it was published in January, the BBCreported. The photographer insisted it was authentic. I was using a telephoto lens, and she thought it was a weapon, Sagirli told the BBC. He explained that normally, a child who is unaccustomed to having a photo taken will either run away, hide their faces or smile when they see a camera. It wasnt until after he examined the picture, said Sagirli, that he realized his subject was terrified because she had seen so many weapons in her young life that the cameras became a weapon in her mind. The UN has called Syrias five-year civil war the worlds worst humanitarian catastrophe, with an estimated 220,000 killed and more than 12 million in need of aid. About 5.6 million are children. A picture tells a thousand words :( See the fear in the Child... only tell the world why war is so cruel! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dfx16 6th Gear April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 (edited) Very sad to see this Sometime I wonder why this countries people still had time to make babies Why bring fear to the young and innocent when they themselves can't even look after themselves or had a proper meal Edited April 1, 2015 by Dfx16 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 How a peaceful protest escalated to this is beyond anyone's imagination. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLZT 6th Gear April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 When I read the start, the first thing that comes into my mind is she shot herself by trying to do a selfie. Thank god this isn't the case. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 A picture tells a thousand words :( See the fear in the Child... only tell the world why war is so cruel! Yet we have 17 yrs old boy take things for granted. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vega Turbocharged April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95LcIHNQnCk that's life in Syria. this video showing a boy trying to save his sis in a fire fight. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angcheek Hypersonic April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 saudis no come in help? Saudis will build wall to distance themselves hahaha When I read the start, the first thing that comes into my mind is she shot herself by trying to do a selfie. Thank god this isn't the case. hahaha Lets change the topic to Syrian girl mistakes gun for camera 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusje Supersonic April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 is it ? how did the great USA start it? Support the rebels with arms (and words) lor. http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/cia-begins-weapons-delivery-to-syrian-rebels/2013/09/11/9fcf2ed8-1b0c-11e3-a628-7e6dde8f889d_story.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_involvement_in_the_Syrian_Civil_War#United_States This is like the Korean civil war where Russia/China sided with the north and USA/buddies sided with the south. They just supply arms and watch the locals fight each other.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toothiewabbit Supersonic April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95LcIHNQnCk that's life in Syria. this video showing a boy trying to save his sis in a fire fight. Axxholes who shoot children do not deserved to be called militants. They are plain cowards. BTW, this clip is not real. It's fiction. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondism Twincharged April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 Yet we have 17 yrs old boy take things for granted. is he in MCF? if yes, please organise MU for him I will bring a blanket 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lausai88 Hypersonic April 1, 2015 Share April 1, 2015 When I read the start, the first thing that comes into my mind is she shot herself by trying to do a selfie. Thank god this isn't the case. me too ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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