Children of Syria

All Works

9 Apr

Written By Ilaria Galetta

Michael Sheen Visits Syrian refugee in the Bekka Valley to highlight their needs as winter approaches.

A Syrian boy plays on a fence at the refugee camp at the King Abdullah Gardens inside the town of Ramtha, Sunday, July 22, 2012. (Photo Credit/Tara Todras-Whitehill).

A man throws his daughter into the air inside a Syrian refugee camp 25km from Antakya in southern Turkey near the border with Syria, in Boynuyogun, Turkey, March 27, 2012. (Photo Credit/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

ALEPPO: August 3rd 2012: In areas liberated by the Free Syrian Army, protestors took to Aleppo's streets to demonstrate against the Assad regime, following Friday prayers. (Photo by Ayman Oghanna)

Syrian children go to a small shuttle school, set up for families who were scared to send their children far in the midst of war, in the village of Tlalin, in northern Aleppo province, February 9, 2013. The school is taught by a medical student, who

In 2011, protests in Syria were met with violent repression and developed into a devastating armed conflict that displaced millions of people and profoundly affected a generation of children.

Produced in 2014, Children of Syria brings together work by international photographers documenting the lives of displaced and refugee children affected by the conflict. The exhibition examines the consequences of war through health, safety, education, family, and displacement—centering the experiences of Syria’s youngest citizens and the long-term human cost of conflict.

About the Project

Lynsey Addario is an award-winning American photojournalist.

Kate Brooks is an American photojournalist who works in the Middle East.

Bassam Khabieh is a Syrian photographer who has covered some of the most painful and important aspects of the Syrian conflict from inside the country while working with Reuters.

Javier Manzano is an award-winning photojournalist currently based in and covering the Middle East.

Ayman Oghanna is a British Iraqi, born and raised in London, who now works covering the Arab World.

Tara Todras-Whitehill is a photojournalist and communications consultant based in Istanbul, Turkey.

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Exhibit video

Art Works produced a video featuring many of the photos from this exhibit, along with information and statistics about the crisis in Syria.

Public Programs

March 19, 2014
625 N. Kingsbury St., Chicago
Special thanks to Lynsey Addario, Photographer; Kate Brooks; Bassam Khabieh; Javier Manzano; Ayman Oghanna & Tara Todras-Whitehill; and Leah Missbach Day, Photographer.
The Children of Syria Closing Reception
Panel Discussion with Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel moderated by Nabeel Khoury. Hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs; The Chicago Club; Chicago, IL
Russell Senate Office Building. Remarks by Senator John McCain and presented with UNHCR and The Better World Foundation; Washington, D.C.

BRING THIS EXHIBIT TO YOUR COMMUNITY

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HOST THIS EXHIBIT

Loyola University-Chicago installation and symposium for Children of Syria

ARCHIVE RESOURCES & CONTEXT

These resources reflect the reporting and data available during the project's life. Conditions and figures may have changed; refer to the linked sources for the latest information.