and ALCEE HASTINGS in hosting a remarkable photo exhibit reception focusing on the appalling refugee situation resulting from the occupation of Iraq. Renowned photographer. Gabriela Bulisova. traveled to Syria to document the plight of the millions of Iraqis who have been forced from their homes and from their homelands. The photos show the tragic human side of the international refugee crisis. and in the faces of the children. you see confusion and fear. How do you explain to a child why he must leave his home. her friends. his school? How do you explain where her father is. or why his neighborhood is riddled with concrete and burnedout hulls of cars? Nearly 5 million Iraqis have become refugees because of the occupation and civil war ravaging their nation. International relief organizations believe that 2 million of those 5 million refugees have fled their own nations and have sought safe haven in surrounding countries including Jordan. Syria. and Lebanon. The photos in the exhibit were taken in Damascus.
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