These Portraits Point Out How Refugees Are Being Forgotten

Kyle Fitzpatrick, attn:, June 19, 2017

As war wages in Syria and unrest shakes Colombia and Sudan, a lot needs to be done for displaced people.

 

But, unfortunately, many seeking asylum are being turned away — and the United States isn’t helping with this problem, as current refugee admission has drastically dropped since President Donald Trump took office in January.

 

Refugees like Abdalla Al Omari are getting creative in raising awareness of the issue.

 

Abdalla Al Omari is a Syrian painter and filmmaker whose own experience of being displaced led him to create a group of paintings titled “The Vulnerability Series,” which features world leaders like Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Former British Prime Minister David Cameron, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as refugees.