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Print Projects
A few samples of
magazine and book projects I managed while working for the
United Nations. To download the PDFs on this page, right-click one of
the links below and select "Save target as..." in Internet
Explorer or "Save link as..." in Firefox and Chrome.
Voices of Darfur
Voices of Darfur
was the primary print
product of
the African Union - United
Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), where I
worked for 2.5 years as Head of Publications for the mission's
Communications and Public Information Division.
Voices won a Grand Award in the
2013 APEX publishing competition. There were some 2,400 entries
in the competition that year, when APEX gave out Grand
Awards in 12 categories. This is what the judges said:
"Stunning photos and spreads, clean, crisp layout and a
warm, inviting look, all serve to frame powerful, persuasive
features that are interesting, well written and compelling.
It's quite clear that presenting this magazine's urgent
message, through both copy and art, is much more than a 9 to
5 job."
Books
The books listed here were all published out of
Darfur, during the time when I was Head of
Publications for the African Union - United Nations
Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).
To download these low-resolution PDFs, right-click
one of the links below and select "Save target
as..." in Internet Explorer or "Save link as..." in
Firefox and Chrome.
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Culture of Peace
 Culture
of Peace
not only presents many photographs of Darfuri
artists and their art, but also includes interviews
that focus on how Darfur’s arts are playing an
important role in the peace process. Much as
Darfur’s sports events and community gatherings
bring people together in a spirit of harmony and
camaraderie, Darfur’s arts have a long tradition of
building community ties by channeling the anguish
and hope of the people living in Darfur.
While there are many positive signs of recovery and
peace emerging across Darfur, the region’s many
years of conflict have resulted in hundreds of
thousands of people still enduring the hardships of
life in temporary camps. The peace process moves
steadily forward, but tensions in the region
continue to emerge from fierce competition over
natural resources, generations-old tribal feuds and
clashes between Government forces and armed
movements.
Caught in these ongoing fights are
innocent civilians, the men, women and children of
Darfur. Not a single person living in this region
has been untouched in some way by the conflict here.
While the situation on the ground has improved in
many ways since the beginning of the clashes more
than one decade ago, violence in some parts of
Darfur has escalated, presenting a challenge for the
people of Darfur. The conflict, the sources of which
are varied and complex, emerged in 2003, leaving
thousands dead and hundreds of thousands displaced.
In addition to hostilities generated by limited
natural resources and age-old blood feuds, modern
weapons and armed movements have played a major role
in shaping the current situation. Destroyed medical
clinics, dilapidated schools, looted homes and
entire communities burned to the ground remain
lasting vestiges of the violence that has plagued
this corner of the world, leaving in its wake
extreme unemployment, families without their fathers
or mothers, an abundance of street children and a
people struggling to come to terms with a sadness
that runs so deeply here it might be considered
synonymous with Darfuri culture.
We
produced Culture of Peace to give voice to
the creative braintrust of Darfur with the
recognition that Darfuri artists are playing a key
role in moving the peace process forward. The
interviews draw out the deeply held beliefs of these
artists, who discuss how the conflict has affected
their work. In each of these interviews, the artists
echo a common refrain, calling on the people of
Darfur to celebrate their differences and unite in
solidarity to embrace peace.
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Darfur in
Transition
 While
there are many positive signs of recovery and peace
emerging across Darfur, the region’s many years of
conflict have resulted in hundreds of thousands of
people still enduring the hardships of life in
temporary camps. The peace process moves steadily
forward, but tensions in the region continue to
emerge from fierce competition over natural
resources, generations-old tribal feuds and clashes
between Government forces and armed movements.
Caught in these ongoing conflicts are innocent
civilians, the men, women and children of Darfur.
Not a single person living in the region has been
untouched in some way by the conflict. While the
situation on the ground has improved in many ways
since the beginning of the clashes more than one
decade ago, violence in some parts of Darfur has
escalated, presenting a challenge for the people of
Darfur.
This book consists of a series of
photos designed to highlight the current situation
in Darfur, especially the transformation from
conflict to recovery. The book visually explores
aspects of the region to tell the story of Darfur’s
people as they continue to face the dire effects of
the ongoing conflict while at the same time
struggling to move slowly but steadily toward a
future of peace and prosperity.
Consistent
with the themes of transitions and transformations,
the book is divided into sections to reflect three
of Darfur’s present realities: a persisting
conflict, a movement toward recovery and signs of
normal life. This book is a tribute to those who
have paid the ultimate price in this journey to
peace, to those who have been suffering and to those
who will one day be able to return to their chosen
homes. Above all, it is a tribute to all Darfuris
and to all those who want to live in peace.
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Marching Toward Peace
 Since
their first deployment in Darfur, UNAMID’s military
personnel, from commanding officers to field
soldiers, have been working to contribute to peace
and stability, giving their time, energy and, in
some cases, their lives. This book, Marching
Toward Peace, is designed to put a human face
on these military women and men, who, while
sometimes seen as stoic or even menacing figures,
are, in the end, flesh-and-blood people working in a
challenging environment to achieve a singular
objective: peace in Darfur.
On this
objective, measurable progress has been made during
the past few years—in high-level peace talks and in
local-level mediations—but tensions in Darfur
continue to emerge from competition over natural
resources, generations-old tribal feuds and clashes
between Government forces and armed movements.
While the situation has improved in many ways
since the beginning of the clashes more than one
decade ago, violence in some parts of Darfur has
escalated, presenting a challenge not only for the
civilians living in Darfur but also for UNAMID’s
peacekeepers. And while there are signs of recovery
and development emerging across Darfur, years of
conflict have resulted in hundreds of thousands of
people still enduring the hardships of life in
temporary camps.
This book, published in May
2014 to coincide with the International Day of
United Nations Peacekeepers, is designed to show the
many dimensions of the lives of UNAMID’s military
women and men as they carry out their mandated
tasks. This book serves not only as an homage to
these soldiers working to support Darfur’s recovery,
but also as a tribute to the military personnel who
have paid the ultimate price in the region’s journey
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