NEPAL Kathmandu -- 12 Sep 2009 -- Tibetan Buddhist refugees preambulate the great stupa at Boudha in Kathmandu, Nepal. Many of these Tibetans escaped Tibet when the country was invaded by the Chinese in 1951, with many departing in 1959. They have made their home in Nepal ever since, though many have no formal citizenship. China has been putting pressure on Nepal to crackdown on pro Dalai Lama Tibetans living in Nepal -- Picture by Jon Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
NEPAL Kathmandu -- 24 Dec 2008 -- Tibetan Buddhist refugees preambulate the great stupa at Boudha in Kathmandu, Nepal. Many of these Tibetans escaped Tibet when the country was invaded by the Chinese in 1951, with many departing in 1959. China has been putting pressure on Nepal to crackdown on pro Dalai Lama Tibetans living in Nepal -- Picture by Jon Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
NEPAL Kathmandu -- 24 Dec 2008 -- Tibetan Buddhist refugees preambulate the great stupa at Boudha in Kathmandu, Nepal. Many of these Tibetans escaped Tibet when the country was invaded by the Chinese in 1951, with many departing in 1959. China has been putting pressure on Nepal to crackdown on pro Dalai Lama Tibetans living in Nepal -- Picture by Jon Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
KURDISH REFUGEES IN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN IRAQ AND TURKEY ESCAPING FROM SADDAM HUSSIEN GULF WAR. In the face of such hardship these pretty Kurdish girls manage a smile for the camera in the mountains of Iraq.
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AN OLD MAN CARRIES AND OLD WOMAN. KURDISH REFUGEES IN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN IRAQ AND TURKEY ESCAPING FROM SADDAM HUSSIEN AND THE EFFECTS OF THE GULF WAR. ( EFFECT ADDED TO ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH )
NEPAL Kathmandu -- Small stupas in a courtyard in Kathmandu, Nepal - the home to over one million temples big and small -- Picture by Jon Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
SMILING IN ADVERSITY A PRETTY GIRL KURDISH REFUGEE IN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN IRAQ AND TURKEY ESCAPING FROM SADDAM HUSSIEN AND THE EFFECTS OF THE GULF WAR
AKURDISH REFUGEES WITH HER BABY IN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN IRAQ AND TURKEY ESCAPING FROM SADDAM HUSSIEN AND THE EFFECTS OF THE GULF WAR ( WE THE PHOTOGRAPHERS SUSPECTED THIS BABY WAS DEAD )
Tibetans have brought not only their carpets into Nepal, but their carpet making skills as well. The Tibetan Refugee Camp near Patan is now the center of almost all Tibetan carpet making worldwide.
Tibetans have brought not only their carpets into Nepal, but their carpet making skills as well. The Tibetan Refugee Camp near Patan is now the center of almost all Tibetan carpet making worldwide.
AMAZING SMILE IN THE FACE OF SUCH ADVERSITY KURDISH REFUGEE GIRL IN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN IRAQ AND TURKEY ESCAPING FROM SADDAM HUSSEIN AND THE EFFECTS OF THE GULF WAR
NEPAL Khumjung -- Tibetan Buddhist chorten (stupa). These buildings often contain religious relics such as books and remains of famous Lamas. Tibetan Buddhists regard them as sacred structures and aside from the symbolism of a hemisphere, it is regarded as a virtuous act to walk around them clockwise or be involved in the construction of one. The Sherpas often build them in the Tibetan style (like the one pictured here) -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
TURKISH SOLDIER HEADS TOWARD A GROUP OF KURDISH REFUGEES IN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN IRAQ AND TURKEY ESCAPING FROM SADDAM HUSSIEN AND THE EFFECTS OF THE GULF WAR
YOUNG MEN KURDISH REFUGEES HOLDING ALOFT A LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL SCARF DROPPED BY THE RAF. THE YOUNG MEN WERE IF FACT SUPPORTERS OF LIVERPOOL ! IN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN IRAQ AND TURKEY ESCAPING FROM SADDAM HUSSIEN GULF WAR
KURDISH REFUGEES SCRAMBLE FOR CLOTHES AND SUPPLIES IN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN IRAQ AND TURKEY ESCAPING FROM SADDAM HUSSIEN AND THE EFFECTS OF THE GULF WAR
LOOKING LIKE A BIBLICAL SCENE, A PREGNANT WOMAN AND HER HUSBAND. KURDISH REFUGEES IN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN IRAQ AND TURKEY ESCAPING FROM SADDAM HUSSIEN AND THE EFFECTS OF THE GULF WAR
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KURDISH REFUGEES IN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN IRAQ AND TURKEY ESCAPING FROM SADDAM HUSSIEN AND THE EFFECTS OF THE GULF WAR ( EFFECTS ADDED TO ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH )
KURDISH REFUGEES SCRAMBLING FOR CLOTHING AND SUPPLIES FROM A TRUCK IN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN IRAQ AND TURKEY ESCAPING FROM SADDAM HUSSIEN AND THE EFFECTS OF THE GULF WAR
KURDISH REFUGEES BEHING HURDED BY TURKISH SOLDIERS IN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN IRAQ AND TURKEY ESCAPING FROM SADDAM HUSSIEN AND THE EFFECTS OF THE GULF WAR
refugees, children, historic, remembering, Basque, Spanish, Civil, War, Southampton, library
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Commemorative plaque ( at Southampton central library) remembering the almost 4000 refugee children from Basque region; after destruction of Guernica,who arrived at Southampton
WAR; SADDAM HUSSEIN; REFUGEES; KURDS; TURKEY; IRAQ; MOUNTAINS; CHILDREN; KURDISH; IRAQ WAR; GULF WAR; GULF WAR REFUGEES; PEOPLE; CHILDREN; KURDISH CHILDREN; BOYS; SUFFERING; WEAPONS; POLITICS; USA; HELICOPTERS; RAF; HELP. AID; RESCUE; SAFE HAVEN; SUPPLIES; FOOD; CLOTHING; Kurdish refugees; war refugees; child refugees; women refugees; war survivors, old woman,
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AN OLD WOMAN AND GRANDAUGHTER SURVIVORS AND KURDISH REFUGEES IN THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN IRAQ AND TURKEY ESCAPING FROM SADDAM HUSSIEN AND THE EFFECTS OF THE GULF WAR
refugees, children, historic, remembering, Basque, Spanish, Civil, War, Southampton, library
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Commemorative plaque ( at Southampton central library) remembering the almost 4000 refugee children from Basque region; after destruction of Guernica,who arrived at Southampton
Commemorative plaque ( at Southampton central library) remembering the almost 4000 refugee children from Basque region; after destruction of Guernica,who arrived at Southampton
NEPAL Kathmandu -- Small stupas in a courtyard in Kathmandu, Nepal - the home to over one million temples big and small -- Picture by Jon Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
HAITI Bonel -- 19 Jan 2010 -- A Haitian boat sails off Bonel, Haiti, while the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) operates in the distance. Carter Hall is supporting Operation Unified Response, a joint operation providing humanitarian assistance following a 7+ magnitude earthquake that devastated the island nation Jan. 12, 2010 -- Picture by Kristopher Wilson | Lightroom Photos | US Navy
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KURDISH MAN A REFUGEE FROM THE GULF WAR AND SADDAM HUSSIEN IN 1991 CROSSING THE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN TURKEY AND IRAQ TO ESCPAE THE EFFECTS OF THE GULF WAR.
NEPAL Kathmandu -- Detail of a small stupa in a courtyard in Kathmandu, Nepal - the home to over one million temples big and small -- Picture by Jon Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
NEPAL Kathmandu -- Boddhisattva statues at Swayambhunath stupa ( also known as the Monkey Temple ) in Kathmandu. One of the Kathmandu Valley's ancient treasures, this stupa was thought to have been visited by the Emperor Ashoka and is an important site for Tibetan Buddhists and Newars alike -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
World War 2 children refugees toys ; WW2; infants; youth; survivors; playthings; games; improvise; imagination; help; charity; nurseries; camps; booklet; advice; help; instructions; ephemera ; Improvised Toys for Nurseries and Refugee Camps "Nancy Catford" "Nursery School Asociation" "Friends Relief Service" "World War 2" "NSA No. 57" ;
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Improvised Toys for Nurseries and Refugee Camps written and illustrated by Nancy Catford; the toys were all made at the workshop of the Nursery School Asociation and Friends Relief Service. Booklet N.S.A. 57.
NEPAL Near Shyaphru Bensi -- May 2009 -- Nepali Tamangs walk along a Chinese-built road near Shyaphru Bensi about 80km from Kathmandu, which will connect roads in nearby Tibet to Nepal. China is seeking to build two new roads - this one and another through the Annapurna region - which are supposed to be for trade, though many analysts worry about their military use in the future. Aside from trade, the Chinese have been pressuring Nepal to clamp down on Tibetans living in Nepal who fled the country after a brutal invasion which culminated in 1959. The Chinese military are pressing for more access and control of northern Himalayan provinces (all full of Tibetan Buddhists, some of whom are followers of the exiled Dalai Lama) and it appears that Nepal is in the middle of a larger Great Game between India and China -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
Buddhist monasteries are scattered all around and a large Tibetan community resides in the Bodnath area, who make their daily "kora" circling the stupa, twirling prayer wheels as they pass. UNESCO has declared Bodnath a World Heritage Site.
SUDAN Al-Salam Refugee Camp -- African Union soldier at Al-Salam camp near Al-Fasher, North Darfur, Sudan during a visit by Ban Ki Moon -- Picture by Evan Schneider | Lightroom Photos | UN
NEPAL Mong La -- A Sherpa boy sits near a chorten in the small hamlet of Mong Pass at the entrance to the Gokyo Valley in the Khumbu Himalaya of Nepal -- Picture by Jon Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
PAKISTAN Nowshera -- 03 Aug 2010 -- Flooded residents try to salvage their belongings in Nowshera, Pakistan, after devastating floods washed away thousands of homes, bridges and roads in the Indus Valley of Pakistan. So far, it is estimated some 12m people have been affected. While termed ?heavy monsoon rains? by many journalists, many scientists and news analysts think climate change and the melting of the high Himalayan glaciers at the source of the River Indus have caused the disaster -- Picture by Amjad Jama | Lightroom Photos | UN
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One of the striking features of Tibetan monk debates is that they are quite physical. They are marked by emphatic gestures such as the loud clapping of hands used by the questioner to punctuate each question. These gestures have great symbolic value though debaters are rarely aware of such symbolic meanings, at the time. For them, the clapping and gestures bring them a clarity that can help mobilize the intellectual capacities of the debaters and capture the attention of the audience.
Tibetan Monk Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche devoted considerable efforts to founding and sustaining temples and monasteries where the study and practice of Buddhism could be undertaken. One of his last great tasks was the founding of a new Shechen monastery in Nepal to replace the destroyed one in Tibet. Fifty sculptors, painters, goldsmiths, silversmiths and builders flocked to the site from Bhutan, Tibet and India to take part in the work.