Bob Collins
This picture from Aleppo has the world paying attention again. Photography can do that. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: Aleppo
There are angels who walk among us, but they are no match for the evil of war. Anas al-Basha could have left Aleppo any time but he stayed behind, trying to maintain a civil society. Al-Basha could make kids laugh. He’s a clown. Now, he’s dead.
Perhaps if someone in Aleppo dressed as a clown, the horrors taking place there could get a little attention. Read more →
A woman who knows something about the worldwide impact of the picture of a child in war is worried that this picture is going to prolong the agony. Read more →
We are told today that this image of a little boy, hurt in the civil war that has leveled Aleppo in Syria, is shocking the world. Now what? Read more →