Click here to watch our rock music web series Big in the 'Stans. Photo by David Gill.SUPPORT HELO!

« CULTURE | "Stuff Expat Aid Workers Like": The Best Sarcastic Takes on Aidland...so Far | Main | TASTES | Lunch, Malian Style »
Friday
Jul152011

WITNESS | South Sudan’s Greatest Hits: Hope for Peace & Reconciliation in the Oldest New Country

Flying into Jonglei, South Sudan. By SideLife / CC.

SOUTH SUDAN  |  Jack Mayerhofer, edited by Daniel J Gerstle, HELO Magazine, July 2011

You're landing in the new country of South Sudan. Out the window of the plane, you see gorgeous, verdant landscape, rolling hills, quiet villages, and winding rivers. Yet in the stack of papers and PDFs you've brought with you for context, all you read is fighting, starvation, and nationalism. What do you expect when you get off the plane? What lies ahead for this ancient society, now a new country?...Go here for the full story and list of hits.

PrintView Printer Friendly Version

EmailEmail Article to Friend

Reader Comments

There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below.

PostPost a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.

My response is on my own website »
Author Email (optional):
Author URL (optional):
Post:
 
Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>