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| Credit: Jerome Starkey of The Times UK Nov. 23 2012 |
While the support surrounding the kidnapping of the
girls in Borno state Nigeria has been overwhelming and encouraging, there is
something that I feel I must draw your attention to. The attached picture is
being used to illustrate the lengths that Nigerian women are going to as a
result of this kidnapping. This picture is actually misrepresentative. This
photo is from a 2012 edition of the UK Times – “Women are bent on revenge
against Tuareg rebels in Mali” by Jerome Starkey. See link - http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/africa/article3608925.ece
While I do not want to assume bad intentions, I want
to make sure that individuals do not get caught up in misrepresentations. Not
that this is the case with the original poster of this picture (referencing the
post made regarding #bringbackourgirls), however there are some who do take
advantages of horrific situations. Let’s be diligent in our #bringbackourgirls
awareness campaign while ensuring that we maintain integrity and do not
misrepresent.
#BringBackOurGirls #BokoHaram #Nigeria #BornoState #IslamicMilitantsInNigeria #bringbackourgirls
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