She could not protect her daughter from death. But she is determined to protect her dignity in death.
This brave mother is reportedly carrying the body of her daughter, killed by Houthi shelling in Taiz, Yemen.
With her daughter on her back, she walks a treacherous mountain path, seeking a safe place where she can give her daughter a dignified burial.
I cannot imagine the weight she carries. Not just the body of her daughter, but the unbearable grief of a mother forced to make this journey.
She refuses to abandon her. She carries her with the same love with which she once carried her into life.
This is why we must stand with Taiz.
No mother should have to fight for her child’s dignity, even in death.
#StandWithTaiz #Yemen
Yemenis are speaking out against the double standards and selective outrage when it comes to the suffering of their people. How can people condemn what Israel has done to innocent Palestinians in Gaza, yet remain silent about the Houthis killing innocent Muslims in Yemen?
Men, women, children, and the elderly have all suffered at the hands of the Houthis. Where is the same outrage? Innocent lives should matter regardless of who’s responsible for taking them.
An elderly man in #Taiz breaks into tears, speaking with anguish and bitterness: “The criminal Houthi militia is raining shells on our homes and besieging us to drive us out.”
#Yemen