Laura Boushnak: The deadly legacy of cluster bombs
Laura Bušnak (Laura Boushnak): Smrtonosna zaostavština kasetnih bombi
Laura Boushnak is a Kuwaiti-born Palestinian photographer whose work focuses on women, literacy and education reform in the Arab world. Full bio
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of a deserted field full of land mines.
punog nagaznih mina.
it makes me nervous.
da idem da pešačim, postanem nervozna.
počeo je pre 10 godina,
koji je preživeo eksploziju kasetne bombe
a cluster bomb survivor
Israel-Hezbollah War in Lebanon.
Izraela i Hezbolaha u Libanu.
other survivors all around the world,
širom sveta, Mohamed je morao
repercussions of cluster munitions
kasetnih bombi
started in Lebanon,
započeo u Libanu,
at Agence France-Presse in Paris.
u Agenciji Frans pres.
zalepljena za ekran,
missed my parents' home.
daleko od doma mojih roditelja.
on assignment to cover that war,
da pokrivam priču o ratu,
with my family,
bila sa svojom porodicom,
to escape southern Lebanon.
da pobegnu iz južnog Libana.
south, back to their homes,
nazad na jug, ka svojim domovima,
cluster submunitions
the 34-day conflict.
kasetnih bombi u Libanu.
during the last week of the conflict.
tokom poslednje nedelje konflikta.
drive from my parents' home
od mojih roditelja,
him through the years.
since we first met.
otkako smo se upoznali.
physical and emotional trauma.
sa fizičkim i emotivnim bolom.
to offer his friends tattoos,
da tetovira svoje prijatelje
who spends hours surfing the Internet
koji surfuje internetom satima,
become his girlfriend.
koja bi mogla da bude sa njim u vezi.
of losing his legs
kao što je Mohamed,
that never occur to us.
koji nama nikada ne padaju na pamet.
or take for granted,
koje radimo ili uzimamo zdravo za gotovo,
picking up something from the floor,
da pokupimo nešto sa poda,
of stress and anxiety?
uzroci stresa i anksioznosti?
became of Mohammed,
what a cluster bomb was,
šta je to kasetna bomba,
koje ne bira žrtve, koristi
weapon was used
between a military target
what a cluster bomb is.
filled with bomblets.
hundreds of bomblets.
stotine malih bombi.
just like landmines --
poput nagaznih mina,
his land without a problem.
da obrađuje svoju zemlju bez problema.
and burn some branches,
da zapali neko granje
could be set off because of the heat.
da se aktiviraju zbog vrućine.
those bomblets for toys,
od bombi misle da su igračke,
bouncy balls or soda cans.
ili kao limenke od soka.
a few months after the conflict ended
nekoliko meseci nakon konflikta
other kids' stories across the world
mnoge druge dece širom sveta
to the horrifying implications
zastrašujućih posledica
in January 2007.
u januaru 2007.
after his accident.
nakon njegove nesreće.
to get used to his new body.
na svoje novo telo.
at night wanting to scratch his lost feet.
sa željom da počeše stopala.
was my instant realization
je to što sam odmah razumela
was likely to face in the future --
verovatno sreo u budućnosti -
while adjusting to his injury
dok se privikavao na svoju povredu
for Palestinian refugees,
za palestinske izbeglice
Palestinian refugees,
izbeglica iz Palestine
in the public sector
u javnom sektoru,
regret dropping out of school
što je napustio školu
of a university degree
"Koja je poenta fakultetske diplome
of impact on communities,
uticaja na zajednice,
drop out of school,
napuštaju škole,
ili čak izgube svoje poslove
to provide for their families.
da izdržavaju svoje porodice.
the continuous physical pain
the poorest of the poor.
is a burden to the families.
veliko su opterećenje za porodice.
on humanitarian agencies,
na humanitarne organizacije,
lifelong support to the injured.
povređenima potrebna doživotna pomoć.
proper prosthetic legs.
prave prostetičke noge.
among his friends.
impacts of the weapon
uticaja ovog oružja
early medical reports,
posttraumatskog poremećaja.
poor appetite, sleep disturbance
lošeg apetita, manjka sna
proper help to fully recover.
pravu pomoć da se potpuno oporavi.
is to leave Lebanon at any cost --
je da po svaku cenu napusti Liban,
on a hazardous journey
otisnuti se na opasno putovanje
Europe today through the Mediterranean.
ka Evropi preko Mediterana.
and hurting whole communities
i povređuje cele zajednice
of the Mines Advisory Group,
Grupe za savetovanje o minama,
tons of munitions over Laos.
preko dve tone municije širom Laosa.
their targets in Vietnam,
da pronađu mete u Vijetnamu,
where planes would drop their loads
u Laosu gde bi avioni izbacivali teret
with loaded planes."
Committee of the Red Cross,
Crvenog krsta,
countries in the world --
zemalja na svetu,
submunitions remain.
neeksplodiranih bombi.
or injured since 1973.
oko 11 000 ljudi.
by over 20 states during armed conflicts
preko 20 država tokom oružanih sukoba
an international treaty
međunarodnom dogovoru
the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
Konvencijom za kasetnu municiju.
of cluster munitions --
kasetne municije,
Russia and China --
koji spašava živote
them in the future,
da ih proizvode u budućnosti,
in their stockpiles
i koristiti u budućnosti.
been used most recently
in Yemen and Syria.
on the worldwide investments
billions of US dollars
milijarde dolara
cluster munitions.
kasetnu municiju.
are based in countries
nalazi se u zemljama
the Convention on Cluster Munitions.
Konvenciju o kasetnoj municiji.
to find was picking lemons.
mogao da nađe je da bere limun.
to work in the field he said,
da radi u polju, rekao je:
often contaminate areas
često zagađuje područja
source of income.
International's research,
Handicap International,
by cluster munitions are civilians.
kasetna municija su civili.
of casualties are males.
these people have no choice
to three sisters.
pored tri sestre.
to provide for his family,
da izdržava porodicu,
due to his physical disability
zbog svog fizičkog hendikepa
to people with disabilities,
za ljude sa hendikepom,
out looking for a job,
paid to him out of pity.
koji mu daju iz sažaljenja.
Mohamed: (Priča na arapskom)
He said, "My dream is to run,
"Moj san je da trčim,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Laura Boushnak - PhotographerLaura Boushnak is a Kuwaiti-born Palestinian photographer whose work focuses on women, literacy and education reform in the Arab world.
Why you should listen
Boushnak's documentary project I Read I Write explores the barriers women face accessing education and the role of literacy in improving the lives of women in Egypt, Yemen, Kuwait, Jordan, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. For the project, Boushnak encouraged women to write their thoughts on prints of their portraits, engaging them directly in the artistic process. Boushnak’s images have been widely published, and her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world. She is a co-founder of Rawiya, a collective that brings together the work and experience of female photographers from the Middle East.
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