January 2, 2020 At age 11, Saabir Gulmadin began chopping wood to support his family. Now 18, he earns about $1.50 US (120 Afghanis) for every 56 kg of wood he splits. It takes himContinue reading
Author: Carolyn Coe
Beit Ummar and South Hebron Hills – Carolyn Coe
Above: Reem and Della watch the funeral procession. July 14, 2018 from Beit Ummar, Palestine Two days before the funeral of a man killed by the IDF, Reem, 17, can’t sleep. She anticipates the upcomingContinue reading
Forced Displacement Again – Carolyn Coe
Khan al-Ahmar: a Bedouin community near Jerusalem whose residents face the threat of forcible transfer to white metal housing containers on treeless, highway-sandwiched land. July 10, 2018 Yousef and I have barely crossed the highwayContinue reading
Stepping Stones to Change – Carolyn Coe
Photo: Mursal interacts with her teacher Naser during a Friday afternoon Bridge class, a class to encourage soon-to-be Street Kid School graduates to volunteer at the Borderfree Centre. Photo credit: Carolyn Coe December 2017 AmrullahContinue reading
Portraits From Kabul – Carolyn Coe
December 28, 2016 Ghulam Reza often plays at the Borderfree Centre. He’s 5 years, 3 mos. On Saturday, he was filling an empty chips bag with water, tying off the top, and pushing it along,Continue reading
Portraits from Kabul
December 28, 2016 Ghulam Reza often plays at the Borderfree Centre. He’s 5 years, 3 mos. On Saturday he was filling an empty chips bag with water, tying off the top, and pushing it along,Continue reading
Building a Nest by Carolyn Coe
The Afghan Peace Volunteers have twenty teams in Kabul, Afghanistan, to promote the goals of an equal, nonviolent, and sustainable world. Among their efforts, they run a school that offers literacy and nonviolence classes toContinue reading
Notes from Kabul
They have descended from homes built on the mountainside. Women sit together in the cemetery not to mourn but to wait for the duvet distribution to begin. When I approach them, each woman extends aContinue reading