Healing Through Remembering

Talks

ROAD TO NAHR AL BARED

The fight broke out in Nahr al Bared on 20th May 2007…

The fight broke out in Nahr al Bared on 20th May 2007 after a group linked to Al-Qaeda (self-designated as fatah al-Islam) launched an attack on the Lebanese army, which resulted in the death of 27 soldiers. Some of those militiamen, supposedly, took refuge in Nahr al Bared, which was also home to 35,000 Palestinian civilians. The Lebanese army began an offensive that destroyed practically the whole camp and forced the entire population to flee. To date, almost 17,000 people have still not been able to go back, and reconstruction work is still going on. The education system was seriously affected, as the schools in Nahr al Bared were also destroyed. UNRWA has installed pre-fabricated modules which act as classrooms, in an attempt to get back to normal as soon as possible. Education will be our main theme and will allow us to deal with other important aspects connected to the tragic story of this camp. The children and young people have been particularly affected by the conflict and subsequent displacement, and above all by the loss of the security of their homes.

Healing Through Remembering is supporting this event as part of Belfast Film Festival. For further details on the festival and to book tickets please click here.

Saturday 17 April 7.00pm