Daily BrewArtists share heartbreaking illustrations as the world mourns drowned Syrian boy
The heartbreaking images of a drowned Syrian boy, whose body was discovered face down on a Turkish beach, have cast a tragic spotlight on what is being called the worst refugee crisis since the Second World War.
Aylan Kurdi was only three years old when he and his five-year-old brother, Galip, along with their mother, Rihan, had drowned. The family was aboard a crowded dingy that was attempting to reach the Greek island of Kos. We now know that the family was reportedly planning to emigrating to Canada. Their father, Abdullah, has survived.
The photos quickly captured the world's attention, adding urgency to what is becoming a global crisis. But the photos have also prompted some incredibly moving illustrations, shared by artists and cartoonists the world over using the hashtag #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik, or #HumanityWashedAshore.
Warning: Graphic images below
Hell is the reality we living in..#KiyiyaVuranInsanlik pic.twitter.com/73wblRdkd8
— Khaled Yeslam | خالد (@kyeslam) September 3, 2015
We put him to sleep, and it's about time for us to wake up #HumanityWashedAshore pic.twitter.com/8LFf7tRy9V
— Ghalia Al Twal (@theghaliatwal) September 3, 2015
A picture paints a thousand words , and this came from a real image #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik (humanity washed ashore). pic.twitter.com/uzQ7BmcYls
— Λffy Uddin (@AfjolUddin) September 2, 2015
#DrownedSyrianBoy.#Syria have enough to count his death. pic.twitter.com/kXcQY7hyHa
— HOPE SAROUT☆☆☆ (@HopeSarout) September 2, 2015
How his story should have ended... #SyrianRefugees #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik pic.twitter.com/nXgpV7tZWr
— Steve Dennis (@SteveDennis71) September 3, 2015
"We are losing ourselves as humans,and the people will die around the borders."#SyrianRefugees #DrownedSyrianBoy pic.twitter.com/WCpsMiksRV
— Azzam Daaboul (@AzzamDaaboul) September 3, 2015
#kiyiyavuraninsanlik One of Ummah's greatest political problems r rulers in Muslim world caring not for her affairs. pic.twitter.com/qFhuX11zEE
— Umm Talha (@latteofmylife) September 3, 2015
#Khartoon - I Hope Humanity Finds a Cure for Visas #Syria #refugeeswelcome #refugeecrisis #Germany #Italy #Greece pic.twitter.com/zbyGMSrIsO
— ALBAIH (@khalidalbaih) September 2, 2015
The #Syria -n Child on Turkey's shores emerging as a symbol for crisis. Photo via @AdiKhair : pic.twitter.com/MqDpluH30q
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) September 2, 2015
Dessin du jour percutant de @ygreck... #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik #migrantcrisis #migrants #migrationEU #SyrianRefugees pic.twitter.com/yMhuA7vey3
— Pascal Robidas (@pascalrobidas) September 3, 2015
