Bouthaina al-Rimi
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Bouthaina al-Rimi is a Yemeni baby girl whose home in the Attan neighbourhood of Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, was bombed and destroyed on 25 August 2017 by a Saudi-led coalition air strike. The blast killed her parents and six siblings. Following her rescue, a photographer shared a picture of Bouthaina trying to open one of her swollen and bruised eyes. The picture has become an emblem for the toll the war in the Middle Eastern country is taking on its population. Since 2015. This picture is often associated with pictures of Omran Daqneesh and Alan Kurdi.
The Aftermath[edit]
- As Bouthaina's picture went viral on the social media, Thousands of Yemenis uploaded photos of themselves with one eye closed and using a hand to open the other eye wider to show solidarity with the plight of Bouthaina.[1]
- On September 1, 2017, former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh announced that he is adopting Bouthaina.[2]
- The Arabic hashtag #Bouthaina_The_Eye_Of_Humanity and #I_SPEAK_FOR_BUTHINA have both been used more than 3,000 times within 24 hours since the bombing[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The important reason Yemenis are sharing pictures of themselves with one eye shut". The Independent. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- ^ نت, المؤتمر. "الزعيم صالح يتكفل بتبني ورعاية الطفلة بثينة الريمي على نفقته الخاصة". www.almotamar.net. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- ^ "One-eyed unity with injured Yemeni girl". BBC News. 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2017-09-01.