Podcasts about Sahrawi

The dispute over Western Sahara is one of Africa's longest running wars – starting in 1975. It pits Morocco against the Polisario Front- an Algerian backed political movement. But while the international community has focussed on finding a diplomatic solution – the plight of the indigenous Sahrawi people, who used to live on the disputed land, is often forgotten. They have been living in difficult-to-access refugee camps in Algeria for the past 50 years, amidst allegations that they're being used as pawns in a wider struggle. So what is their life like? And is there any hope that this long running conflict can be resolved? GUESTS: Moroccan politician and activist, Lahcen Haddad, and the BBC's Sally Nabil who's visited the camps.

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Transglobal World Music Chart 2023-2024: Lo Mejor de la Temporada / Best of the Season Repasamos los Mejores Discos de la Temporada de la Transglobal World Music Chart, con los más destacados álbumes de cada categoría y región del planeta. siendo el número uno el último trabajo de la artista saharaui Aziza Brahim: "Mawja". En la categoría de Mejores Sellos, el vencedor es Glitterbeat Records. Transglobal World Music Chart es una iniciativa que reúne a divulgadores musicales de todos los continentes, creada e impulsada por Mundofonías y World Music Central. We review the Transglobal World Music Chart Best Albums of the Season, featuring the most outstanding albums from each category and region of the world. Topping the list is the latest album by Sahrawi artist Aziza Brahim: "Mawja". In the Best Labels category, the winner is Glitterbeat Records. The Transglobal World Music Chart is an initiative that brings together music disseminators from all continents, created and driven by Mundofonías and World Music Central. - Idrissa Soumaoro - I djidja - Diré - Aziza Brahim - Ljaima likbira - Mawja - Batsükh Dorj - Jintsoortugjuler - Ogbelerim, Music for my ancestors - Shakti - Sono mama - This moment - Samo - Mastynoz - Lost in Tajikistan [V.A.] - Luzmila Carpio - Inti watana / El retorno del sol - Inti watana / El retorno del sol - Lina - Amor é um fogo que arde sem se ver - Fado Camões - Ana Carla Maza - Astor Piazzolla (latin version) - Caribe - (Batsükh Dorj - Anchinii iri - Ogbelerim, Music for my ancestors) 📸 Aziza Brahim (Óscar García)

Au Burkina Faso, des groupes armés terroristes ont ouvert le feu sur des civils et des forces de sécurité à Barsalogho, dans le centre-nord du pays, à 45 kilomètres de Ouagadougou, alors qu'ils tentaient de creuser des tranchées pour renforcer les défenses de la commune, raconte Afriksoir.net : « cet incident souligne la pression constante exercée sur les civils, pris entre la menace des attaques terroristes et les demandes des forces de sécurité ». Une source du quotidien sénégalais Senego, qui parle de « massacre effroyable », rapporte d'ailleurs que « les habitants avaient d'abord refusé de participer aux travaux par crainte des représailles, dans une province infestée par les terroristes et leurs complices ».« Barsalogho ou la laideur de la guerre oblique, batarde ! », s'exclame Aujourd8 : « L'impensable semble s'être acharné sur ces populations du centre-nord ». Le quotidien burkinabé rapporte qu'une équipe gouvernementale conduite par le porte-parole du gouvernement accompagné de ses collègues de la Sécurité, de la Santé, et de l'Action humanitaire s'est rendue au CHR de Kaya pour exprimer au nom du chef de l'État sa compassion et son soutien aux blessés.À lire aussiBurkina Faso: de nombreux morts dans le Centre-Nord après une attaque terroristeL'Alliance des États du Sahel annonce le lancement d'une Web TVL'Alliance des États du Sahel – le Niger, le Burkina Faso et le Mali annonce le lancement d'une Web TV le 16 septembre – une date qui marque également le premier anniversaire de l'Alliance, écrit Afriksoir.net. Objectif : renforcer la coopération entre les trois pays, « promouvoir une information souveraine et unifiée », et « répondre aux défis de la guerre informationnelle que les États membres affrontent ».Cette annonce intervient alors que la Haute Autorité de la Communication au Mali a décidé de suspendre la diffusion de la chaîne française LCI pour deux mois, rapporte au Burkina Wakatsera : les autorités reprochent à LCI d'avoir diffusé le 27 juillet « des propos de dénigrement, des affirmations gratuites et des fausses accusations d'exactions contre les forces armées maliennes et leurs partenaires russes ». « Les reportages et analyses portant sur des sujets sensibles »,écrit Afrik.com, « tels que les opérations militaires et les alliances avec des acteurs extérieurs comme Wagner, sont perçus comme des menaces à l'autorité du gouvernement ». Le site d'information rappelle que LCI avait déjà été suspendu en juin 2023, après l'arrêt forcé de RFI en décembre 2022 et France 24 en mars 2023, « pour avoir diffusé des informations jugées subversives par la junte au pouvoir ». « Cet évènement pose des questions sur l'accès au pluralisme de l'information dans la région », écrit Afrik.com, rappelant aussi que le Niger et le Burkina Faso ont également pris des mesures similaires contre les médias français, « renforçant l'isolement de la population civile ».Grand remaniement ministériel en TunisieLe président de la République a nommé « pas moins de 22 nouveaux ministres et secrétaires d'État », rapporte La Presse. Tunisie numérique note que « des poids lourds du gouvernement ont été écartés. « En élaguant largement le gouvernement, le locataire de Carthage ne donne aucune raison officielle », note Aujourd8, qui poursuit : « De toute façon, il y a bien longtemps que le président Saïed a habitué ses compatriotes à de telles oukases ». Le quotidien burkinabé prend pour exemple le départ « sans ménagement » du Premier ministre le 8 août dernier – il n'a pas été remplacé, ou encore la dissolution en 2021 du Conseil supérieur de la magistrature et du parlement, l'adoption d'une nouvelle Constitution ; depuis, le président « gouverne par ordonnance ». « À présent, », estime Aujourd8, « Kaïs Saïed est le seul maître de Carthage, sinon le seul maître de Tunisie, et le scrutin du 6 octobre (…) s'avère être un boulevard pour se succéder à lui-même, car on voit mal comment ses opposants pourront l'en empêcher ».À lire aussiEn Tunisie, le gouvernement profondément remanié à l'approche de la présidentielleIncident diplomatique au JaponL'incident est advenu ce vendredi, en marge de la réunion ministérielle de la TICAD, la conférence internationale de Tokyo sur le développement africain, qui s'est terminée dimanche. Seneweb revient sur qu'il appelle un « show électrique » : un délégué marocain a bondi sur un participant à la réunion pour tenter de lui arracher son chevalet sur lequel était inscrit « Sahrawi republic ». Du coup, un délégué algérien saute sur le dos du diplomate marocain et le plaque au sol. Deux Japonais viennent alors mettre fin à la bagarre.D'après les organisateurs de la TICAD, écrit Seneweb, aucune invitation n'a été adressée à la délégation sahraouie. En fait, selon des médias marocains, le délégué sarahoui a eu accès à la réunion préparatoire grâce à l'Algérie qui lui aurait délivré un passeport diplomatique. « Inutile de rappeler », écrit Seneweb, que « le Maroc ne reconnait pas le Front Polisario. Rabat le considère comme un ‘mouvement séparatiste sans existence légale' ».À lire aussiUne bagarre entre diplomates à propos du Sahara occidental lors d'une réunion au Japon

Au Burkina Faso, des groupes armés terroristes ont ouvert le feu sur des civils et des forces de sécurité à Barsalogho, dans le centre-nord du pays, à 45 kilomètres de Ouagadougou, alors qu'ils tentaient de creuser des tranchées pour renforcer les défenses de la commune, raconte Afriksoir.net : « cet incident souligne la pression constante exercée sur les civils, pris entre la menace des attaques terroristes et les demandes des forces de sécurité ». Une source du quotidien sénégalais Senego, qui parle de « massacre effroyable », rapporte d'ailleurs que « les habitants avaient d'abord refusé de participer aux travaux par crainte des représailles, dans une province infestée par les terroristes et leurs complices ».« Barsalogho ou la laideur de la guerre oblique, batarde ! », s'exclame Aujourd8 : « L'impensable semble s'être acharné sur ces populations du centre-nord ». Le quotidien burkinabé rapporte qu'une équipe gouvernementale conduite par le porte-parole du gouvernement accompagné de ses collègues de la Sécurité, de la Santé, et de l'Action humanitaire s'est rendue au CHR de Kaya pour exprimer au nom du chef de l'État sa compassion et son soutien aux blessés.À lire aussiBurkina Faso: de nombreux morts dans le Centre-Nord après une attaque terroristeL'Alliance des États du Sahel annonce le lancement d'une Web TVL'Alliance des États du Sahel – le Niger, le Burkina Faso et le Mali annonce le lancement d'une Web TV le 16 septembre – une date qui marque également le premier anniversaire de l'Alliance, écrit Afriksoir.net. Objectif : renforcer la coopération entre les trois pays, « promouvoir une information souveraine et unifiée », et « répondre aux défis de la guerre informationnelle que les États membres affrontent ».Cette annonce intervient alors que la Haute Autorité de la Communication au Mali a décidé de suspendre la diffusion de la chaîne française LCI pour deux mois, rapporte au Burkina Wakatsera : les autorités reprochent à LCI d'avoir diffusé le 27 juillet « des propos de dénigrement, des affirmations gratuites et des fausses accusations d'exactions contre les forces armées maliennes et leurs partenaires russes ». « Les reportages et analyses portant sur des sujets sensibles »,écrit Afrik.com, « tels que les opérations militaires et les alliances avec des acteurs extérieurs comme Wagner, sont perçus comme des menaces à l'autorité du gouvernement ». Le site d'information rappelle que LCI avait déjà été suspendu en juin 2023, après l'arrêt forcé de RFI en décembre 2022 et France 24 en mars 2023, « pour avoir diffusé des informations jugées subversives par la junte au pouvoir ». « Cet évènement pose des questions sur l'accès au pluralisme de l'information dans la région », écrit Afrik.com, rappelant aussi que le Niger et le Burkina Faso ont également pris des mesures similaires contre les médias français, « renforçant l'isolement de la population civile ».Grand remaniement ministériel en TunisieLe président de la République a nommé « pas moins de 22 nouveaux ministres et secrétaires d'État », rapporte La Presse. Tunisie numérique note que « des poids lourds du gouvernement ont été écartés. « En élaguant largement le gouvernement, le locataire de Carthage ne donne aucune raison officielle », note Aujourd8, qui poursuit : « De toute façon, il y a bien longtemps que le président Saïed a habitué ses compatriotes à de telles oukases ». Le quotidien burkinabé prend pour exemple le départ « sans ménagement » du Premier ministre le 8 août dernier – il n'a pas été remplacé, ou encore la dissolution en 2021 du Conseil supérieur de la magistrature et du parlement, l'adoption d'une nouvelle Constitution ; depuis, le président « gouverne par ordonnance ». « À présent, », estime Aujourd8, « Kaïs Saïed est le seul maître de Carthage, sinon le seul maître de Tunisie, et le scrutin du 6 octobre (…) s'avère être un boulevard pour se succéder à lui-même, car on voit mal comment ses opposants pourront l'en empêcher ».À lire aussiEn Tunisie, le gouvernement profondément remanié à l'approche de la présidentielleIncident diplomatique au JaponL'incident est advenu ce vendredi, en marge de la réunion ministérielle de la TICAD, la conférence internationale de Tokyo sur le développement africain, qui s'est terminée dimanche. Seneweb revient sur qu'il appelle un « show électrique » : un délégué marocain a bondi sur un participant à la réunion pour tenter de lui arracher son chevalet sur lequel était inscrit « Sahrawi republic ». Du coup, un délégué algérien saute sur le dos du diplomate marocain et le plaque au sol. Deux Japonais viennent alors mettre fin à la bagarre.D'après les organisateurs de la TICAD, écrit Seneweb, aucune invitation n'a été adressée à la délégation sahraouie. En fait, selon des médias marocains, le délégué sarahoui a eu accès à la réunion préparatoire grâce à l'Algérie qui lui aurait délivré un passeport diplomatique. « Inutile de rappeler », écrit Seneweb, que « le Maroc ne reconnait pas le Front Polisario. Rabat le considère comme un ‘mouvement séparatiste sans existence légale' ».À lire aussiUne bagarre entre diplomates à propos du Sahara occidental lors d'une réunion au Japon

Die Ministerie van Nywerheidsverhoudinge en Samewerking, Mirco, veroordeel die Franse regering se onderskrywing van Marokkaanse soewereiniteit oor Westelike Sahara. Volgens Mirco is die besluit 'n blatante miskenning van die beginsels van internasionale reg, veral die reg op selfbeskikking - 'n jarelange strewe van die Sahrawi-volk. Namibië sê die kwessie van Westelike Sahara bly 'n dekoloniseringskwessie en kan nie onderwerp word aan 'n bilaterale ooreenkoms wat die Verenigde Nasies se prosesse systap nie. Die uitvoerende direkteur van Mirco, Penda Naanda, het meer.

Một phụ nữ người Úc gốc Sahrawi đã kêu gọi công nhận nhiều hơn về cuộc đấu tranh giành độc lập của người dân ở Tây Sahara. Lãnh thổ tranh chấp này là quốc gia thuộc địa châu Phi cuối cùng chưa giành được độc lập, và bị nằm dưới sự chiếm đóng quân sự bất hợp pháp của Morocco kể từ năm 1975. Bất chấp những lời hứa hẹn về quyền tự quyết từ cộng đồng quốc tế, tương lai của người dân Sahrawi vẫn chưa rõ ràng.

Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines//Sonia spoke with Feresh Pizarro from South Spore, recorded at the MYCOmmunity Mushroom Festival in Bacchus Marsh,on 23 and 24 MarchSonia caught up with Scott Jordan, Bob Brown Foundation about protest outside MMG every ThursdayFriday 21st June, Disrupt Land Forces had its first public meeting (at Black Spark, Northcote) to plan actions in protest of 'Land Forces', a large weapons fair & conference which this year will be held on September 11-13 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. Ongoing actions in previous host-city Meanjin (Brisbane) forced the conference to relocate, and Disrupt Land Forces hope this year for the same - if not greater - level of disruption of harms dealers and their investors, both at the conference and in the week leading up to it. Before the planning meeting various frontline community members and activists spoke of their experiences at the hands of the global military industrial complex, and the importance of international solidarity against imperialist structures. Marcelo Villalobos, former member of the Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front, a guerrilla organisation fighting against Pinochet's dictatorship in Chile then Jasper Cohen-Hunter then Gaby Alamin, Sahrawi educator and member of the Australia Western Sahara Association.Sonia spoke with Jurre van Bergen from Amnesty International on surveillance in Indonesia & its implicationsSongs//Gotta Be Strong by Warumpi BandAnother Wasted Life by Rhiannon GiddensMbube by Miriam Makeba

A Sahrawi-Australian woman has called for more recognition of her people's struggle for independence in the Western Sahara. Gaby Alamin spoke to SBS News about making time to advocate for her peoples' struggle for independence, while she juggles being a mother, a university student and an educator.

A Sahrawi-Australian woman has called for more recognition of her people's struggle for independence in the Western Sahara. The disputed territory is known as the last African colonial state yet to achieve independence and has been under an illegal Moroccan military occupation since 1975. Despite promises of self-determination from the international community, the future of the Sahrawi people remains unclear.

For more than four decades, the Sahrawi people have lived in exile, primarily in refugee camps in the harsh conditions of the Algerian desert. Despite these challenges, Sahrawi women have emerged as the backbone of their communities, driving both day-to-day survival and the broader struggle for self-determination.In this episode, we explore these stories of resistance with Gaby Alamin, a Sahrawi educator and member of the Australian-Western Saharan Association [awsa.org.au]. She was born and raised in the Sahrawi refugee camps in the Tindouf region in Algeria. 

Benjamin Netanyahu's gaffe on French TV, displaying a map of the "Arab World" that showed the occupied (and illegally annexed) Western Sahara as a separate entity from Morocco, sparked a quick an obsequious apology from the Israeli Foreign Ministry. But the snafu sheds light on the mutual hypocrisy at work here. There is an obvious hypocrisy to Moroccan protests that demand self-determination for the Palestinians but not the Sahrawi, the indigenous Arab inhabitants of Western Sahara. The hypocrisy of Israel is also obvious: Israeli commentators and hasbara agents are the first to play the "whataboutery" game—relativizing the plight of the Palestinians by pointing to that of Kurds, Berbers, Nubians, Massalit and other stateless peoples oppressed under Arab regimes. But, as we now see, they are just as quick to completely betray them when those regimes recognize Israel and betray the Palestinians. Yet another example of how a global divide-and-rule racket is the essence of the state system. Bill Weinberg breaks it down in Episode 229 of the CounterVortex podcast. Listen on SoundCloud or via Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/countervortex Production by Chris Rywalt We ask listeners to donate just $1 per weekly podcast via Patreon -- or $2 for our new special offer! We now have 57 subscribers. If you appreciate our work, please become Number 58!

This week we're back in the studio in Brussels, where we discuss von der Leyen's appointment as EPP lead candidate, making her likely to renew her position as European Commission President. We also discuss our event with Palmed-France doctors returning from Gaza who recount the appalling health situation there, as well as our recent trip to the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf and the need to support Western Sahara's struggle for liberation.Link to watch the recording of our powerful event: We Were There: Testimonies of returning PALMED doctors on the health crisis in Gaza

Repaso libre a la Transglobal World Music Chart de este mes, confeccionada a través de la votación de un panel de divulgadores de las músicas del mundo de todos los continentes, del que los hacedores de Mundofonías somos cocreadores y coimpulsores. Este mes de marzo del 2024, suenan músicas que nos llevan por Túnez, Portugal, República Dominicana, Hungría, Bulgaria, Eslovaquia, Colombia, Rusia, Italia, Egipto y Grecia. El número 1 es para la artista saharaui Aziza Brahim. A loose review of this month’s Transglobal World Music Chart, determined by a panel of world music specialists from all the continents, of which the Mundofonías‘ presenters are co-creators and co-promoters. This March 2024, we hear music that takes us to Tunisia, Portugal, Dominican Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Colombia, Russia, Italy, Egypt and Greece. Number 1 goes to Sahrawi artist Aziza Brahim. Cheikh Efrita - Ala srir ennoum dalaani [+ Habiba Msika] - Cheikh Efrita Cara de Espelho - Dr. Coisinho - Cara de Espelho Victor Suriel y Trio Río Verde - La mecha - Merengue Típico, Nueva Generación! [V.A.] Cserepes - In pure pink - Pink Alma Pannonia - Moldavian Jewish dance - Transylvanian dances Ëda Diaz - Nenita - Suave bruta Otava Yo - Dobryy vecher / Good evening - Loud and clear Maria Mazzotta - Viestesana - Onde Tarek Abdallah & Adel Shams El Din - Agib - Ousoul Petroloukas Halkias & Vasilis Kostas - Ilios / Palia itia - The soul of Epirus vol. II Aziza Brahim - Ljaima likbira - Mawja (Aziza Brahim - Haiyu ya zuwar - Mawja) 📸 Aziza Brahim (Guillem Moreno)

Botala Energy Ltd CEO Kris Martinick sat down with Proactive's Elisha Newell to emphasise the importance of community engagement. Botala Energy, known for its significant stakeholder management, conducts quarterly stakeholder planning and comprehensive environmental impact assessments which involve direct interactions with local communities. Spending months in local villages, the Botala team has built strong relationships with local chiefs, elders and residents, focusing on understanding their concerns and needs, particularly around jobs, life security and food. Botala Energy's commitment extends beyond business operations to social responsibility. Martinick highlighted their close relationship with the SOS Orphanage in Sahrawi, one of three orphanages the company supports. Botala's directors and executives actively participate in this effort, personally delivering clothes and toys to the orphanage. This initiative is part of a broader effort to collect donations, including a 20-foot container in Perth filled with contributions from the Mosman Park Men's Shed and others. These efforts address the needs of children affected by domestic violence, family deaths and human trafficking. Martinick reflects on Botala Energy's dedication to walking the talk in community engagement and social responsibility. As the holiday season approaches, he encourages the community to support these causes. #ProactiveInvestors #BotalaEnergy #ASX #Energy #KrisMartinick #CommunityEngagement #CorporateResponsibility #EnvironmentalImpact #StakeholderManagement #SustainableBusiness #EnergySector #SocialResponsibility #AfricanCommunities #BotswanaOrphanages #CharitableInitiatives #SOSOrphanageSahrawi #GlobalGiving #CorporatePhilanthropy #HumanitarianAid #CorporateInterviews #CEOInsights #BusinessEthics #SustainableDevelopment #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

In the desert region of Tindouf in southern Algeria, the sun beats down on sandy expanses that are home to little more than a network of refugee camps. But in August 2021, a group of Sahrawi refugees were bustling inside a building studded with rectangular pools and filled with tons of tilapia—literally. A new Mezze from the CSIS Middle East Program.

Where is Western Sahara? What is Western Sahara? Is it a country? Who lives there? If you find yourself unable to answer any of these questions, or if you want a resource that will help you to quickly explain the history and the current political realities around Africa's last colony to your friends and to your community, this short episode was created for you.  Latitude Adjustment Podcast is also working on plans to complete a multimedia documentary series, working on the ground with Sahrawi refugees in Western Algeria, and in collaboration two former guests of the show. You can find more information on that developing project on our website, at LastAfricanColony.com 

In 1975 Spain formally ended its colonization of "Spanish Sahara", but instead of ceding control to the indigenous Sahrawi population Spain instead handed the keys to its former colony to the Moroccan regime. For nearly 50 years the Sahrawi people of illegally occupied Western Sahara have been subjected to a brutal regime of settler colonialism, ethnic cleansing, resource-theft, and the violent suppression of all dissent including the systematic use of rape and torture by the Moroccan authorities. Meanwhile, more than 170,000 Sahrawi refugees have been left to languish in refugee camps in the harsh desert of Western Algeria, separated from Western Sahara by the second longest wall in the world, with 75% of their food aid having been cut in the past year by the World Food Program. All of this while the world largely turns away, content to purchase cheap phosphates and fish that have been pillaged from Sahrawi territory by Morocco. Using its veto in the UN, France has rendered MINURSO effectively useless, making it the only UN peacekeeping force in the world without a mandate to report on human rights. More recently the US, Spain, and Israel have chosen to break with decades of international consensus and to legitimize Morocco's illegal occupation.  For a quick speed-history lesson of the Sahrawi struggle, be sure to listen to the short podcast that immediately precedes this episode: "Africa's Last Colony".  Swedish activists Sanna Ghotbi and Benjamin Ladraa combine to make Solidarity Rising. Having left Sweden on their bicycles on May 15th, 2022, Solidarity Rising is their initiative to cycle around the world while educating the public about the oppression of the Sahrawi people and to mobilize Morocco's allies to change their policies.  Support our independent reporting on the world's underrported human rights issues by signing up for a monthly contribution to Latitude Adjustment Podcast on our Patreon page! 

In today's episode we talk with human rights activist Jamal about the colonial occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco and the decades-long decolonial struggle of the Sahrawi people. We start the discussion by going over the chronology of the occupation, discussing the main international actors and their interests in the region, and how these interests ignore the rights and demands of the majority local Sahrawi population. We talk about the imperial and extractivist logic that drives Morocco, and how the EU is failing to uphold international law in exchange for access to fisheries, green energy and other benefits. In the second part we talk about the Polisario Front, the organization leading the resistance of the Sahrawis, and how people can support the cause. ===== Re(Sources) Cultures of Resistance Films: Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara [Documentary] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QzRzm4uFxU ARSO - Association de soutien à un référendum libre et régulier au Sahara Occidenta https://www.arso.org/index.htm Sahrawi Association in the USA https://sahrawiusa.com/ Vice News: The Sahara's Forgotten War (Full Length) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju4WrjiJbGc The Sahrawi art of resistance https://emmausstockholm.se/the-sahrawi-art-of-resistance/ Spain switch to legitimizing the occupation https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2023/2/3/will-spains-new-position-on-western-sahara-make-a-difference Dirty green energy on occupied land https://wsrw.org/en/news/renewable-energy Ex-MEP charged in EU corruption scandal admits links to Morocco https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/01/18/ex-mep-charged-in-eu-corruption-scandal-admits-links-to-qatar-morocco-lawyer-says About phosphate and its role https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/11/the-desert-rock-that-feeds-the-world/508853/ About the Moroccan wall in Western Sahara https://book.stopthewall.org/the-moroccan-wall-in-western-sahara-a-silent-crime/ Artwork by Manolo Mesa flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/el_messa/ ig: @manolo_mesa Music: Sahara a pesar de las heridas, by Adel Larbi & P Solver song: https://youtu.be/_LWhfOFt2K0 ig: @adellarbipsk yt: @graffandstuff8156

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/frente-polisarios-fight-to-liberate-western-saharaThe national liberation struggle of the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara has been ongoing for 50 years. Through the twists and turns of history, the people of Western Sahara have faced Spanish colonialism, the occupation of their territory by Mauritania and Morocco, and expulsion from their territory to refugee camps in Algeria. Despite this long struggle, Western Sahara's history and politics remain relatively unknown to many outsiders. Bill Fletcher Jr., a member of the TRNN Executive Board, speaks with Sidi Omar, the UN Ambassador of Frente Poliario, the political organization behind the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.Post-Production: Cameron Granadino, David HebdenHelp us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-podSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/newsletter-podLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Sanna Ghotbi and Benjamin Ladraa are bike travelers and activists from Sweden, who are on an epic 2-year, 48 000 km journey through 40 countries to Western Sahara. By the time they are done, they will have traveled more than the length of the equator! This epic trip is not just for fun; they are dedicated activists raising awareness about human rights worldwide. Hundreds of thousands of refugees live in the African desert awaiting a UN referendum that is very slow to happen. Western Sahara is one of the worst areas for human rights violations, second only to North Korea. This genuinely inspiring couple has already gotten many heartwarming messages from Sahrawi refugees who are following their journey. Sanna and Benjamin have taken on an immense challenge but hope to raise enough awareness to make at least a small impact. 5 Interesting Facts about Sanna and Benjamin's Solidarity Rising tour:They are traveling through densely populated cities such as New Delhi, Beijing, and Tokyo, as well as the harsh Sahara Desert (2000 km in the desert, to be exact).By the end of their tour, they will have ridden up and down the equivalent of 27 Mount Everests!They will meet with human rights organizations in all 40 countries they visit to learn about critical global issues.They are filming a documentary series about their journey and the amazing people they meet.Their trip will take them to refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, where around 150 000 refugees have little to no access to food and water.Learn more about Sanna & Benjamin on their website, Solidarity Rising. Follow them and their cause on Instagram at @solidarityrising and on Facebook.Join our community at Warmshowers.org, follow us on Instagram @Warmshowers_org, and visit us on Facebook. Contact Tahverlee directly at Tahverlee@Warmshowers.org.Today's episode of Bike Life was guest hosted by Jerry Kopack, Warmshowers Board member and finance chair. Theme Music by Les Konley | Produced by Les Konley Happy riding and hosting!

Although Israelis view the events of 1948 as liberation, to Palestinians, this was “Nakba”, or “disaster”. According to Israeli historian Benny Morris, the events of those first few years were tantamount to “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians, a fact that neither Israel nor the international community have been able to properly deal with. How to resettle hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees and their descendants? Was the original partition of Palestine equitable and just, and if not, what would a logical compensation package look like? Was Israel interested in a genuine peace process, or do the Oslo Accords, Camp David, Taba, and events surrounding the First and Second Intifada suggest that Israel, according to Norman Finkelstein, is frightened of a Palestinian “peace offensive”? In this video, Norman Finkelstein, scholar of Palestine and the Holocaust, author of “Beyond Chutzpah”, “The Holocaust Industry”, “Gaza”, and “I'll Burn That Bridge When I Get To It”, convenes a panel with Alex Sheremet and several Palestinian refugees. These are scholar Mouin Rabbani, activist Sana Kassem, B'Tselem researcher Musa Abu Hashhash, and activist Arwa Hashhash. They discuss their families' experience fleeing Israel's war of independence, the destruction of Palestinian homes, the apartheid system of law, arrest, detention, harassment, and subsequent wars. Norman Finkelstein, who is himself the son of Holocaust survivors, often tells the story of his parents' shock at Israel's mistreatment of Palestinian refugees. He credits them with his moral understanding of the world and his interest in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Norman Finkelstein's website: https://www.normanfinkelstein.com/ Mouin Rabbani's work at Jadaliyya: https://www.jadaliyya.com/Author/4114 Sana Kassem's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SanaKassem If you found this video useful, support us on our Patreon page and get patron-only content: https://www.patreon.com/automachination Subscribe to the ArtiFact podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3xw2M4D Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3wLpqEV Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3dSQXxJ Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/2SVJIxB Podbean: https://bit.ly/3yzLuUo iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/3AK942L Read more from the automachination universe: https://automachination.com Read Alex's (archived) essays: https://alexsheremet.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/automachination Timestamps: 1:25 – introducing the panel and their recollections 10:41 – 1947-1948; the Israeli War of Independence; Palestine's Nakba Day; how the Israeli Declaration of Independence tapped international law to create Israel; Musa shares his refugee experience after fleeing the last Palestinian village in 1949; Sana relates her family's experience of fleeing war; Mouin describes his family's escape from the last Palestinian village in Haifa; Arwa's claim that the logic of oppression and occupation cannot last 36:04 – the 1967 War; Mouin describes Israel's use of napalm; Sana describes painting her light bulbs blue to avoid Israeli airstrikes; Musa describes his family's loss of property 47:40 – Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon, Sabra and Shatila massacres; Israel's reputation begins to decline; Sana's experiences in Beirut during the war; legal racism against Palestinians in Lebanon; Palestinian inability to inherit property; Mouin describes post-1947 Israeli laws dispossessing Palestinian property; the role of Jordan in the Palestinian refugee crisis, Jordanian claims over the West Bank 01:03:51 – the First and Second Intifadas; Arwa recalls her father's arrests, inability to go to school, Second Intifada; Musa recounts Israeli harassment of him and his family, detention conditions; Musa shares his disappointment with the First Intifada; Mouin describes the closure of schools and universities as collective punishment against Palestinians; the use of identity cards to restrict movement; labor rights in Israel and Palestine; Musa on continued targeting and harassment of his family; Norman Finkelstein describes house demolitions for stone-throwing; debating hope in Palestine; Norman Finkelstein on Gaza's March of Return as the Third Intifada; lack of support from West Bank, Fatah 02:06:14 – the Oslo Accords; why the Letters of Mutual Recognition were a red flag for negotiations; Norman Finkelstein recalls his reactions to Oslo; Noam Chomsky's warning about the Oslo Accords; the Abraham Accords between Israel and the UAE; Morocco's normalization agreement, Trump's recognition of Morocco's claims over Western Sahara and the Sahrawi people; the role of Arab states in Palestine; Mouin clarifies Arab-Palestinian relations; Sana on the role of money in the PLO Tags: #NormanFinkelstein, #freepalestine, #gaza, #israelpalestine, #apartheid, #westbank

Protests erupt in China over the government’s strict zero-COVID policies; Pressure mounts to stop Missouri’s Tuesday execution of Kevin Johnson, whose conviction was tainted by racism; Sahrawi climate activist Mahfud Bechri on greenwashing at COP27, and Western Sahara International Film Festival executive director María Carrión on the Moroccan occupation. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

Protests erupt in China over the government’s strict zero-COVID policies; Pressure mounts to stop Missouri’s Tuesday execution of Kevin Johnson, whose conviction was tainted by racism; Sahrawi climate activist Mahfud Bechri on greenwashing at COP27, and Western Sahara International Film Festival executive director María Carrión on the Moroccan occupation. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

Fatima El Mouh è una ragazza italiana di origine marocchina che racconta il mondo artistico a tutto tondo legato alle seconde generazioni, concentrandosi in particolare sulla figura della donna e sulla decolonizzazione mentale delle persone razzializzate in Italia e nel mondo.È anche una delle menti dietro ad Art3 collective, la cui descrizione è questa: "è un movimento di giovani ragazze e ragazzi italiani con origini straniere; politico, apartitico, laico e indipendente, che nasce con l'obiettivo di riscrivere la narrativa intorno alle persone razzializzate in Italia.rifiutando i metodi del sistema attualmente dominante, Art3 si pone il compito di rovesciare i rapporti di forza che vogliono mantenere alcune categorie di persone ai margini della società.da qui la necessità di occupare spazi, riprendersi quei luoghi -fisici e non- che nella vita di tutti i giorni le escludono, ma soprattutto di creare i propri spazi di rappresentanza e associazionismo."Trovate qui il profilo Instagram di Fatima El Mouh : https://www.instagram.com/fatimaelmouh/qui tutti i suoi link: https://linktr.ee/fatimaelmouhe qui quello ad Art3 collective: https://www.art3collective.com/Trovate tutti i link qui: https://linktr.ee/mediorientedintorni, ma, andando un po' nel dettaglio: -tutti gli aggiornamenti sulla pagina instagram @medioorienteedintorni -per articoli visitate il sito https://mediorientedintorni.com/ trovate anche la "versione articolo" di questo video. - podcast su tutte le principali piattaforme in Italia e del mondo-Vuoi tutte le uscite in tempo reale? Iscriviti al gruppo Telegram: https://t.me/mediorientedintorniOgni like, condivisione o supporto è ben accetto e mi aiuta a dedicarmi sempre di più alla mia passione: raccontare il Medio Oriente

Following up from last week, last season's fellow Samah Fawzi continues the deep dive into Western Sahara, this time through discussions with guests Chaia Luali and Maghlaha Hamma, who share their insights on women's lives and the various roles they lead in Tindouf refugee camps and the Sahrawi cause.Chaia Luali is a Western Sahara activist from the Sahrawi refugee camps, she is member of the National Union of Saharan Women and  Dialogue Coordinator at Non Violence group. Chaia obtained a Media and Communication degree from Algeria. She is also a social activist who has participated in several projects for women and children.Magla Hamma Aaghena from Western Sahara, a non-violence and peace-building activist who has worked in volunteering for 10 years and has headed the nonviolence group (NOVA) for two years and works for Nidhal organisation for Peace and Violence in Western Sahara. A member of  Youth Dialogue for Peace in North Africa project.Books, Links, & ArticlesGlobal, Regional and Local Dimensions of Western Sahara's Protracted Decolonization When a Conflict Gets Old Vice News: The Sahara's Forgotten War

In this episode, our fellow from last season, Samah Fawzi, does a deep dive into the Western Sahara, its history, composition, and current affairs. She engages in discussions with Sahrawi people from different professional backgrounds and geographical location, with the aims of detangling complex and at times contradictory historical tales, shedding light into the often underrepresented or misrepresented stories from the Sahrawi people and the Sahrawi refugee camps, as well as sharing best practices of innovation and resilience in the face of adversary.Samah interviews Mbarek SidAhmed, Salamu Ali Brahim, Taleb Ibrahim, and Tateh Lehbib.Books, Links, & Articles Journalist Ekow Dontoh""Ex-Goldman Banker Arrested Over Alleged Ghana Bribery Scheme" by Patricia Hurtado "Explainer: COP27: What is 'Loss and Damage,' and who should pay?" by Kate Abnett "Analysis: Us falling $32bn short on 'fair share' of 100bn climate-finance goal" by CarbonBrief Facebook and Instagram of Mbarek SidAhmed  Email of Taleb Ibrahim Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn of Tateh Lehbib Global, Regional and Local Dimensions of Western Sahara's Protracted Decolonization When a Conflict Gets Old"The Sahara's Forgotten War (Full Length)" by VICE News

Africaʻs Last Colony Seeks Autonomy. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The guest is Pawel Wargan. Western Sahara seeks the sacrosanct right of self-determination under international human rights law. A global campaign of solidarity with the Sahrawi people continues with partners around the planet joining in the call for justice and dignity. A delegation from 12 countries on five continents under Progressive International led a human rights movement of bearing witness to denial of democracy for five decades. Progressive International shares its first hand account from visiting Sahrawi people seeking self-determination. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6lBAcTYfWa3JsYGYjCulQFi Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com.

Sanna and Benjamin are two Swedish human rights defenders who are currently cycling 48,000 kilometers through 40 countries for two years to raise awareness about Western Sahara, Africa´s last colony. While biking up and down the equivalent of 27 Mount Everests, through the busy streets of Tokyo and Beijing, cold Georgian mountains, and the scorching Sahara in Northern Africa, they meet up with local human rights defenders to create long lasting collaborations between oppressed groups. To find out more about their mission see the links below-Social media handle @solidarityrising Patreon page to support their project: https://www.patreon.com/SolidarityRisingThe campaign to support Sahrawi citizen journalists with cameras: https://www.gogetfunding.com/stolen-camerasEducate Yourself on Western SaharaTheir favorite documentary about Western Sahara "Life is Waiting" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QzRzm4uFxUDocumentary film  "3 Stolen Cameras": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2OM5lYnHP4You can purchase my book Unhinged in Ethiopia: Two Thousand Kilometers of Hell and Heaven on a Bicycle about my adventure in 2019 across Africa's most mountainous country here- https://intrepidglobalcitizen.com/

Kwa Undani ni matangazo ya dakika 25 yanayochambua habari kwa undani zaidi na kumpa msikilizaji maelezo ya kina kuliko ilivyo kawaida kuhusu tukio au swala lililojitokeza katika habari.

La bandiera della Repubblica Democratica Araba dei Sahrawi riprende tanti elementi visti in altri bandiere mediorientali: lo schema tipico dello stendardo della rivolta araba, il panarabismo ed elementi distintivi dell'Islam come la mezzaluna e la stella a cinque punte. Buon ascolto!

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In Episode 29, we get perhaps closer to the current day than in any other episode so far. Aaron, Kate, and Niels learn about the disputed territory of the Western Sahara, centre of an ongoing conflict and possibly the home of the world's longest minefield.Couscous with lamb recipe: https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/15-minute-moroccan-lamb-couscous/231954af-09e9-4406-8d2a-c7aa099cbb4bAnthem versions assessed:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMmEG7iYrRghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzWtrq6pYRAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxhVXrXBQ6sMain sources used:http://www.hlrn.org/english/WS%20history.pdfhttps://arabcenterdc.org/resource/the-polisario-front-morocco-and-the-western-sahara-conflict/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14115273#:~:text=Western%20Sahara%20is%20a%20sparsely,led%20by%20the%20Polisario%20Front.https://culturesofresistancefilms.com/ws-timeline/

Algieria odwołuje ambasadora w Hiszpanii po tym jak rząd premiera Pedro Sancheza poparł Maroko w trwającym od dekad konflikcie w Saharze Zachodniej. Algierczycy uważają, że konflikt powinien być rozwiązany z uwzględnieniem dążeń niepodległościowych zamieszkującego ten obszar ludu Sahrawich, lecz Maroko przekonuje, że to integralna część ich terytorium i jego status nie podlega negocjacji. Dotychczas Hiszpanie starali się nie opowiadać po żadnej ze stron konfliktu i tym bardziej ich ostatnia decyzja okazała się szokiem dla Algierczyków. Dlaczego Madryt taką decyzję podjął akurat teraz i co wpłynęło na decyzję rządu Sancheza? Co takiego ważnego jest na Saharze Zachodniej, że o region walczą, politycznie i zbrojnie, nie tylko Sahrawi, ale także Maroko i Algieria? Czy Algierczycy mogą zagrozić, że przerwą dostawy gazu do Hiszpanii? O tym rozmawiam z Maciejem Pawłowskim, ekspertem Instytutu Nowej Europy. Przyglądamy się też światu piłki nożnej. Roman Abramowicz ze względu na sankcje nakładane przez Europę na rosyjskich oligarchów podjął decyzję o sprzedaży klubu piłkarskiego Chelsea FC. Niemal od razu ustawiła się kolejka chętnych, w tym z Bliskiego Wschodu. Ostateczna lista potencjalnych nabywców jest już skrócona do kilku ledwie nazwisk. Miliarderzy z Półwyspu Arabskiego od lat jednak przyglądają się europejskiemu futbolowi szukając potencjalnych okazji, jak miało to już miejsce choćby w zeszłym roku, kiedy saudyjski Public Investment Fund kupił klub Newcastle United. Dlaczego europejskie kluby piłkarskie są atrakcyjne dla szejków z Półwyspu Arabskiego? Na ile te transakcje i późniejsza działalność klubów kontrolowane są przez państwo? Czy piłkarze i kluby są jedynie zabawkami w rękach arabskich miliarderów?   Na te i wiele innych pytań odpowiada Mieszko Rajkiewicz z Instytutu Nowej Europy Stosunkowo Bliski Wschód to podcast wspierany przez słuchaczy za pośrednictwem Patronite.pl. To właśnie dzięki Waszej pomocy możemy trzymać rękę na pulsie i co tydzień przyglądać się wydarzeniom na Bliskim Wschodzie.  Serdecznie Wam za to dziękujemy! (00:02:33) Maciej Pawłowski o relacjach algiersko-hiszpańsko-marokańskich (00:20:48) Mieszko Rajkiewicz o bliskowschodnich inwestorach w europejskiej piłce nożnej

China’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and what it could mean for U.S.-Chinese relations; Biden condemns the Russian invasion of a sovereign, independent Ukraine, but refuses to recognize Western Sahara; Exclusive interview with Sahrawi human rights defender Sultana Khaya, under de facto house arrest since November 2020. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

China’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and what it could mean for U.S.-Chinese relations; Biden condemns the Russian invasion of a sovereign, independent Ukraine, but refuses to recognize Western Sahara; Exclusive interview with Sahrawi human rights defender Sultana Khaya, under de facto house arrest since November 2020. Get Democracy Now! delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for the Daily Digest: democracynow.org/subscribe

You know how you meet those people in your life when you're young, just out of school and feel like the world is your oyster, and you think "I wonder where they'll be in 40 years?"   Well my guest for this episode, David Lippiatt,  is a person that I met back in my oyster days and we were just sort of figuring out what to do with our lives.  I had just married my wife Ann, and he was dating her sister.  His relationship with her was not to be, but we never lost touch with each other and now FINALLY after all these years . . . we're getting caught up.  And boy do we have a LOT of catching up to do.  While I was out trudging through life and making a bunch of mistakes along the way, my friend Dave Lippiatt was out changing the world.  He's a phenomenal example of what happens when you put your life in God's hands and say "do with me what you will."David Lippiatt is the cofounder, President and CEO of WE International Inc. (Est. 2007). Additionally, he has been invited to speak at the United Nations on several occasions to advocate on behalf of the Sahrawi people. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee with degree in Philosophy and International Relations, and has a certificate in Foreign Policy from Oxford University, England. David is currently enrolled in the Notre Dame University Executive Leadership Certificate Program. His faith, heart of compassion and desire for justice is the driving force behind what causes him to respond to the overwhelming amount of global poverty and injustice issues affecting women, children and men in less developed countries.Thanks for listening. Please check out our website at www.forsauk.com to hear great conversations on topics that need to be talked about. In these times of intense polarization we all need to find time to expand our Frame of Reference.

You know how you meet those people in your life when you're young, just out of school and feel like the world is your oyster, and you think "I wonder where they'll be in 40 years?"   Well my guest for this episode, David Lippiatt,  is a person that I met back in my oyster days and we were just sort of figuring out what to do with our lives.  I had just married my wife Ann, and he was dating her sister.  His relationship with her was not to be, but we never lost touch with each other and now FINALLY after all these years . . . we're getting caught up.  And boy do we have a LOT of catching up to do.  While I was out trudging through life and making a bunch of mistakes along the way, my friend Dave Lippiatt was out changing the world.  He's a phenomenal example of what happens when you put your life in God's hands and say "do with me what you will."David Lippiatt is the cofounder, President and CEO of WE International Inc. (Est. 2007). Additionally, he has been invited to speak at the United Nations on several occasions to advocate on behalf of the Sahrawi people. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee with degree in Philosophy and International Relations, and has a certificate in Foreign Policy from Oxford University, England. David is currently enrolled in the Notre Dame University Executive Leadership Certificate Program. His faith, heart of compassion and desire for justice is the driving force behind what causes him to respond to the overwhelming amount of global poverty and injustice issues affecting women, children and men in less developed countries.Thanks for listening. Please check out our website at www.forsauk.com to hear great conversations on topics that need to be talked about. In these times of intense polarization we all need to find time to expand our Frame of Reference.

In this afikra FWD, Tarik tells the story of Mariem Hassan - The Voice of the Sahara, from the article on Raseef22. Hassan is a Moroccan singer whose career was heavily inspired by the Sahrawi independence movement.Note: Tarik is not an expert on this subject but is sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in the subject.Hosted by: Mikey Muhanna, afikra Edited by: Ramzi RammanTheme music by The Brooklyn Nomads https://www.instagram.com/thebrooklynnomads/About the afikra Community Presentations:A community member delivers an in-depth presentation on a ‎topic related to the Arab world's history and culture during a one-hour online event. The presentation is the ‎culmination of a month-long afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the ‎presentation. The goal is to showcase the presenter's curiosity, research, and share some knowledge. Each ‎presentation is followed by a moderated Q&A with questions coming from the live virtual audience on Zoom.  ‎Join the live audience: https://www.afikra.com/rsvp Follow Youtube - Instagram (@afikra_) - Facebook - Twitter Supportwww.afikra.com/supportAbout afikra:‎afikra is a movement to convert passive interest in the Arab world to active intellectual curiosity. We aim to collectively reframe the dominant narrative of the region by exploring the histories and cultures of the region- past, present, and future - through conversations driven by curiosity.Read more about us on afikra.com

Exactly a year ago, in November 2020, an old conflict on the south-western edge of Europe burst back into flames. After almost 30 years of ceasefire, the pro-independence Polisario Front and Morocco went back to battle stations in Western Sahara. European states have so far taken a timid stance in response, preferring not to involve themselves in another intractable conflict. Nonetheless, the new focus on Western Sahara is unsettling many relationships, particularly with Morocco. For its part, the Kingdom has taken a hardline response to even the most limited of criticisms: Rabat's ambassador to Germany was even recalled after a public spat in May. A recent verdict from the European Court of Justice excluding Sahrawi goods and fish from a trade deal risks further ratcheting up tensions. So, how will conflict in Western Sahara affect Europe's relations with Morocco? This week, Hugh Pope is joined by Intissar Fakir, Director of the Middle East Institute's North Africa and Sahel Program, and Riccardo Fabiani, Crisis Group's Senior Analyst for North Africa. They discuss Morocco's successful hardball strategy, the Polisario's desperate gambit, Rabat's troubled alliance with Spain and France, and the ramifications of the Trump administration's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty. They ask whether Europe's arms-length stance is another example of regional powers flexing ever-growing influence at the expense of the “big players” in the Old Continent's capitals.For more information explore Crisis Group's work on Europe, Morocco, and Western Sahara, by checking out the regional pages on the left hand side of our website. Make sure to take a look at our recent. report ‘Relaunching Negotiations'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Piotr Schulkes, Helna Murphy, Hajar Meddah, and Felix Walker discuss the recent development in the Western Sahara, caused by America's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the territory. They give an overview over the area's history, the foreign actors involved, and what the future might hold

法國總統馬克龍（Emmanuel Macron）週三（9月15日）晚間在推特上發文說，法國軍隊已擊斃大撒哈拉伊斯蘭國（Islamic State in Greater Sahara, ISGS）的首腦薩赫拉維（Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi）。 更多內容請見：https://www.epochtimes.com/b5/21/9/16/n13237994.htm 大纪元,大纪元新闻,大紀元,大紀元新聞,法國總統馬克龍, 伊斯蘭國, 法軍, ISIS恐襲, 恐怖分子 Support this podcast

A French drone strike killed the leader of the Islamic State group in the Greater Sahara, believed to be the mastermind of attacks in Niger that claimed the lives of four U.S. soldiers in 2017 and six French aid workers last year French President Emmanuel Macron announced the death of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi overnight calling him “enemy No. 1” in protracted anti-terrorism efforts in the region. “[Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi], leader of the terrorist group Islamic State in the Greater Sahara was neutralised by French forces,” French President Emmanuel Macron said in a tweet on Thursday. According to Macron's office, al-Sahrawi personally ordered the killing of six French aid workers and their Nigerien colleagues last year, and his group was behind a 2017 attack that killed U.S. and Niger military personnel. The August operation, which was months in the making, with drone strikes and commando assaults in a lawless region on the border between Mali and Niger, targeted Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, the leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. “His death deals a decisive blow to the leadership of the Islamic State in the Sahel,” France's armed forces minister, Florence Parly, told a news conference on Thursday, referring to the arid region south of the Sahara Desert. “They will without a doubt have trouble replacing him.” --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/global-reportage/support

Trainiere dein Hörverstehen mit den Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Donnerstag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei.Australien erhält Unterstützung für U-Boot-Bau Die USA, Großbritannien und Australien haben einen Sicherheitspakt für den strategisch wichtigen Indopazifik-Raum geschmiedet. US-Präsident Joe Biden, der britische Premier Boris Johnson und sein australischer Kollege Scott Morrison stellten die neue Partnerschaft in einer gemeinsamen Videoschalte vor. Im Rahmen des Pakts soll Australien Technologie zur Verfügung gestellt werden, um selbst nuklear betriebene U-Boote bauen zu können. Mit Atomwaffen bestückt sollen die U-Boote aber nicht werden, wie die Staatsmänner der "AUKUS" genannten Dreierallianz ausdrücklich betonten. Frankreich schaltet IS-Anführer aus Französische Streitkräfte haben den Anführer eines Ablegers der Terrororganisation "Islamischer Staat" in der Sahelzone außer Gefecht gesetzt. Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi sei "neutralisiert" worden, twitterte der französische Präsident Emmanuel Macron. In der Militärsprache bedeutet dies, dass der Gegner kampfunfähig gemacht oder getötet wurde. Dies sei ein weiterer großer Erfolg im Kampf gegen terroristische Gruppen in der Sahelzone, schrieb Macron weiter. Dem IS-Ableger werden die meisten Anschläge in der Region zwischen Mali, dem Niger und Burkina Faso zugeschrieben. Johnson stellt Regierung neu auf Der britische Premierminister Boris Johnson hat eine größere Kabinettsumbildung angekündigt. Der bisherige Außenminister Dominic Raab wechselt ins Justizministerium und wird zugleich Lordkanzler. Seine Nachfolge soll die bisherige Handelsministerin Liz Truss antreten. Die 46-Jährige hatte nach dem Brexit mehrere internationale Wirtschaftsabkommen verhandelt. Ihre Posten räumen müssen Justizminister Robert Buckland und Bildungsminister Gavin Williamson, ebenso Wohnungsbauminister Robert Jenrick, für den der langjährige Johnson-Vertraute Michael Gove nachrückt. Tausende protestieren in El Salvador gegen Präsidenten Bukele Tausende Menschen haben in El Salvador gegen die Regierung des autoritär regierenden Präsidenten Nayib Bukele demonstriert. Sie kritisierten vor allem die Einführung des Bitcoins als offizielles Zahlungsmittel, die Absetzung von Verfassungsrichtern sowie Geheimabsprachen mit Jugendbanden. Nach einem Bericht der Tageszeitung "Prensa Gráfica" wurde in der Hauptstadt San Salvador ein Bitcoin-Geldautomat in der Nähe des Nationalpalasts angezündet. Am 15. September feiert El Salvador traditionell seine Unabhängigkeit. Die Demonstration war die größte, seit Bukele im Juni 2019 an die Regierung kam. Großalarm an Synagoge in Nordrhein-Westfalen Nach einem Großeinsatz der Polizei an einer Synagoge in der Stadt Hagen haben die Behörden Entwarnung gegeben. Vor Ort hätten "keine Hinweise auf eine Gefährdung" festgestellt werden können, teilte die nordrhein-westfälische Polizei mit. Die Synagoge war am Mittwochabend wegen einer "möglichen Gefährdungslage" stundenlang von zahlreichen Polizeikräften geschützt worden. Ein geplanter Gottesdienst zum Feiertag Jom Kippur wurde kurzfristig abgesagt. Das Geschehen in Hagen weckte Erinnerungen an die Terrorattacke in der Stadt Halle an Jom Kippur 2019. Damals waren zwei Menschen getötet worden. Strafprozess im VW-Dieselskandal startet Vor dem Landgericht Braunschweig beginnt an diesem Donnerstag der Strafprozess im VW-Dieselskandal. Den vier Angeklagten wird unter anderem gewerbs- und bandenmäßiger Betrug vorgeworfen. Dabei geht es um eine eingebaute "Schummelsoftware", die den wahren Ausstoß von Stickoxiden im Fahrmodus verschleierte. Käufer erlitten dadurch einen Vermögensschaden von insgesamt mehreren hundert Millionen Euro, wie es heißt. Betroffen sind weltweit mehr als neun Millionen Dieselautos der Marken Volkswagen, Audi, Seat und Skoda. SpaceX schießt Touristen in den Orbit Erstmals sind vier Laien alleine zu einem mehrtägigen Ausflug ins Weltall aufgebrochen. Die von US-Milliardär Jared Isaacman dafür beim Unternehmen SpaceX gecharterte "Dragon"-Kapsel startete mit einer "Falcon 9"-Rakete vom Weltraumbahnhof Cape Canaveral in Florida. An Bord ist kein professioneller Astronaut, die Kapsel fliegt weitgehend automatisch. Sie soll drei Tage lang die Erde umkreisen - in einer Höhe von etwa 575 Kilometern und mit 22-facher Schallgeschwindigkeit. SpaceX hat bereits zehn Astronauten zur Internationalen Weltraumstation ISS gebracht, aber noch keine Touristen befördert.

All the old disputes with Morocco resurface as Spain takes in Sahrawi leader for COVID treatment. Nine babies born to a Malian mother. Their combined weight still does not equal the largest baby born. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Det är dags att ge sig in i djurens värld igen. I denna fjärde omgång blir det fyrbenta, tvåbenta och till och med ett enbent djur! Och som om inte det var nog blir det lite stämningsljud från en riktig katt. Sagor i detta avsnitt Varför jordekorren är randig – hittad av mig i I Norrskenslandet – Folksagor från norra Sovjetunionen, där anges att det är en evenkisk saga. Lilla haren – hittad av mig i I Norrskenslandet – Folksagor från norra Sovjetunionen, där anges att det är en evenkisk saga. Blåsångaren och prärievargen – hittad av mig i American Indian Myths and Legends, Där anges att den kommer från Pima-folket och upptecknades av Frank Russell Halvkycklingen – hittad av mig i Andrew Langs gröna sagobok, där anges att det är en spansk folksaga Rapphönan med den gälla rösten – hittad av mig i I Norrskenslandet – Folksagor från norra Sovjetunionen, där anges att det är en evenkisk saga. Igelkotten och räven – hittad av mig i Sägner bland utdöende folkslag, sammanställd av John Mercer, där uppges att den är från Sahrawi-folket i Västra Sahara.

Welcome to the first episode of Perspectives! A podcast where we explore geopolitical perspectives on today's challenges. In this first episode, we will be talking with Professor Jacob Mundy, an expert on the Western Sahara conflict, co-author of “Western Sahara: War, nationalism and conflict irresolution”. This conflict, although major in the lives of thousands, is often overlooked on the international scene, which is why it's such a pertinent issue for Perspectives' first episode. Western Sahara is a territory wedged between Morocco, Mauritania, and the Atlantic Ocean and has historically been inhabited by a nomadic people, the Sahrawi. In 1884, Spain colonized the area, and it remained under Spanish rule until 1975. When this imperial power left the territory, it came under Mauritanian and Moroccan control. A war then erupted between these two countries and the Polisario Front, the armed movement for Sahrawi independence. Mauritania eventually gave up on its territorial claims, leaving Morroco and the Polisario Front as the two belligerents. In 1991, a Ceasefire was brokered, which recently came to an end due to a skirmish between Polisario and Moroccan forces. Last year, the Trump administration made the decision to recognize Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, a decision that no other country had made. Today, Morocco controls about 80 percent of the territory, and the Polisario Front controls the remaining 20 percent. 

In this episode, I'm joined by Sister Inma Zanoguera. At the age of 2, she was adopted along with her sister and her brother and raised in Mallorca, Spain.  At 25, she found out her birth mother was a Sahrawi, a people from the Western Sahara who are under occupation. She journeyed to Western Sahara to learn about her roots; she now serves as an advocate for refugees everywhere, by using her platform to bring light to the refugee experience. She even went on to speak at the UN on behalf of the Sahrawi! Inma found Islam just two years ago, but she has already developed a beautiful perspective and understanding of the religion. Listen in as she shares her story. Online resources on Western Sahara: https://wsrw.org/ https://sahrawiusa.com/ https://bit.ly/3mRxvVs Democracy Now! Report on occupied Western Sahara:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8AWG1tbNfA Inma's Documentary called Running Home: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/runninghomedoc 

Some of the 11th-hour foreign policy decisions by the outgoing administration include: re-listing Cuba as a State-sponsor of terrorism; imposing more sanctions against Iran; and recognizing Moroccan claimed sovereignty over Western Sahara in defiance of long-standing US policy and international law, in a quid pro quo that led to the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel. The move reverses the US’ three-decade long support for a United Nations referendum on the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. For more on the fate of #Sahrawi refugees, we visited the Smara refugee camp in the South- Western Algerian desert and spoke with a refugee. - Also available on TRT World - The old global order is being shaken up and Bigger Than Five is here to make sense of it all - with tough questions for those in power and sharp analysis about the people and politics that are changing our world.

US and Moroccan officials have had talks in Western Sahara on plans to open an American consulate in the disputed territory.The visit by the US envoy, David Schenker, follows President Trump's controversial decision last month to recognise Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara - where the indigenous Sahrawi people want a state of their own.

On December 10th, Donald Trump upended over 30 years of US diplomacy with a tweet in which he declared American support for Morocco's claims of sovereignty over Western Sahara. Since the 1970s, Morocco and a local group called the Polisario Front have fought for control of Western Sahara. In the early 1990s the United States brokered a ceasefire agreement which called for the people of Western Sahara to vote in a referendum to determine their status as an independent country. A UN Peacekeeping mission was deployed to region to help maintain the ceasefire and prepare for the vote.  Now, the United States has abandoned its previous support for self-determination of the Sahrawi people and simply affirmed that Western Sahara is part of Morocco. In exchange, Morocco has begun to establish formal diplomatic ties with Israel.  On the line to help make sense of the significance of this move is Intissar Fakir, fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and editor of Sadaa, a publication that focuses on political, economic and social developments in the Middle East. We spend a good deal of time in this episode discussing the recent history of the Western Sahara conflict from the 1970s to today. We then discuss the implications of the United States' sudden reversal of its long held diplomatic position.  Check out our new referral program. Recommend the podcast and earn rewards!  https://refer.fm/globaldispatches  

Our last Middle East Analysis podcast of 2020 is out ten years to the day since the Tunisian street seller Mohamed Bouazizi self-immolated in frustration and despair triggering what came to be known as the Arab Spring. But what has changed and what have we learned in the last decade? Resident contributor Dr Harry Hagopian is once again in the chair, remotely, to discuss this and the fourth country in the region to agree to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel - Morocco. But what does this mean for the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara and should an outgoing US President really be brokering these deals? We then ask whether there's light at the end of the tunnel to bring an end to the spat in the Gulf that has seen a land, sea and air embargo placed on Qatar by fellow Gulf Cooperation Council members Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Finally it's Christmas in Bethlehem - but not as we know it. There's an eerie silence on the streets of the West Bank town as COVID-19 restrictions keep pilgrims and visitors at home. All this and more...

In this episode, Edward and Rob Hamilton dive into a very timely conversation with Josephine Blossfeld and Nathen Fitchen, founders of Wild Feet and Equalkind clothing, about the importance of slowing down and reflecting on our lives and work in order to move forward with deeper clarity and integrity. Nathen and Josy are beautiful examples of creative change-makers: through their collaborations, photography, film-making and other socially-minded projects, they bring focus to important topics and pressing conversations. They have recently launched an ethical clothing brand called EqualKind and are currently working on a feature-length documentary on the forgotten Sahrawi refugees ‘Deserted: Those We Left Behind”. LINKS: Wildlfeet: www.wearewildfeet.com Instagram: @wildlfeet Josephine: www.josephineblossfeld.com Instagram: @josephineblossfeld Nathen: https://www.nathenfitchen.com/ Instagram: @nathenfitchen

- Introduzione di Margherita Furlan - 77% delle pmi europee a rischio fallimento di Margherita Furlan - Ossigeno illegale: così comandano le mafie di Gianmarco Maotini - La ricetta britannica: più violenze domestiche e meno cure per tutti di Jeff Hoffman - Polemica sulla visita di Erdogan a Cipro del Nord di Christian Dalenz - La longa manus russa in Sudan di Gianmarco Maotini - Brics ritornano in chiave anti terrorismo di Margherita Furlan - Giappone e Australia uniti contro la Cina di Margherita Furlan - Fine del cessate il fuoco nel Sahara Occidentale secondo i Sahrawi di Christian Dalenz - Oltre lo spazio-tempo grazie alla materia oscura dI Jeff Hoffman Credits: A cura di Margherita Furlan Con la collaborazione di Jeff Hoffman, Christian Dalenz e Gianmarco Maotini Editing di Gennaro Gargiulo e Mattia Di Nunzio ☀️Noi siamo liberi e vogliamo continuare a esserlo, insieme a te. Sostienici e diventeremo tutti il centro di gravità del sapere con una donazione una tantum (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/casadelsoletv) con un abbonamento (https://casadelsole.tv/sostienici)

World traveler. Friend of Sahrawi freedom fighters. Ambassador for Chinese culture in northern Africa. San Mao had the kind of life that few of her time, or any other, have had. Not surprisingly, she’s still one of the most popular writers in the Chinese language, decades after her death.

Etiopia sull'orlo della guerra civile (in copertina) Mozambico: nuova strage nel nord Costa d'Avorio: proseguono le tensioni post elettorali Tanzania: giuramento del presidente rieletto Camerun: le scuole, arma di guerra Sahrawi: gli Emirati Arabi aprono un consolato A cura di Giusy Baioni. Musiche di Walter Sguazzin

Etiopia sull’orlo della guerra civile (in copertina) Mozambico: nuova strage nel nord Costa d’Avorio: proseguono le tensioni post elettorali Tanzania: giuramento del presidente rieletto Camerun: le scuole, arma di guerra Sahrawi: gli Emirati Arabi aprono un consolato A cura di Giusy Baioni. Musiche di Walter Sguazzin

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Womanhood & International Relations podcast is beginning a new series of free live & virtual conversations with incredible women from all around the world to explore intersectionality, decolonization and human rights defense and protection. In this first event "Sahrawi Feminism", we will hear from activists Alia Malainine and Mena Souilem, founders of "Towards a feminist consciousness" intersectional blog on creating an alternative feminist knowledge of women's issues and gender identities in the MENA region. Together we explored: - An overview of the feminist movement in the MENA region - How women are affected by feminism and how/when did the Sahrawi feminist movement start - What's the situation of Sahrawi women in refugee camps and in the colonized territories during the Moroccan invasion, the war and as refugees -What are the obstacles and hardships our guest speakers face as Sahrawi feminists -Q&A Session This special episode is co-produced and co-moderated by Mexican researcher and activist Chelo Torija. Torija is an International Relations major and member of Colectiva Tiamat Ku'vi. Her research work is focused on gender and regional studies in Africa and Asia. The event included a guest appearance by educational platform Taarof @itaarof based in #Mexico, which aims to break discriminatory practices and stereotypes in #LatinAmerica on Middle Eastern cultures, rights and issues. Taarof is co-founded by one of our community colleagues Perla Primavera and Mariana Montiel.

Garry, Andrew and Face2Face host David Peck talk about their new film Gaza, grace and humour, surfing and compromise, ordinary people and one-dimensional views of complex problems.Trailer Synopsis: It’s hard to imagine anybody living a normal life in the Gaza Strip. Frequently labeled as the world’s largest open-air prison, it makes an appearance on news reports every time a confrontation erupts between Israel and Hamas. From TV sets thousands of miles away, this tiny piece of land has been reduced to an image of violence, chaos and destruction. So what do the people do when they’re not under siege? The Gaza which is seldom seen is ordinary, everyday Gaza, a coastal strip which measures just twenty-five miles by six and which is home to an eclectic mix of almost two million people. Gaza cannot be understood in a purely political context or by analyzing tragic sound bites during conflict. It can only be understood by immersion, by living amongst its people and by recognizing and exploring its rich social diversity and cultural subtleties.The film depicts a people plagued by conflict but not defined by it and as we journey through the physically broken and battered landscape, we let our cast of characters speak for themselves. Through them we gain a nuanced understanding of what life is really like for its citizens and by extension, grow and foster a rare familiarity and affinity with this truly unique place, as we build towards a tender portrait of a beleaguered humanity.For more info about the film head here. About the Directors: Garry Keane Studied film at the London College of Communication and at the Irish National Film School. After graduating in 1992, he worked as a DOP in New York and London, before fi nally settling in Ireland, where he has been a documentary filmmaker for the last 25 years. In that time Garry has directed over 100 hours of TV documentaries for European and American broadcasters in over 20 countries worldwide. In 2011 he set up Real Films and since then Keane’s documentaries have been nominated for 11 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards; of these, his films have won four, including two in the “Best Director TV” category in 2013 and 2018. Andrew McConnell is an award-winning photographer who has been covering world events for over 15 years. His work often focuses on themes of confl ict and displacement and has appeared many of the world’s top publications. Andrew has worked in-depth on issues such as the Syrian refugee crisis, confl ict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the forgotten Sahrawi people of Western Sahara, for which he was awarded 1st place at the World Press Photo awards.Based in Beirut, Andrew has worked throughout the Middle East for the past 8 years. Gaza is his first work as a film maker and follows on from his photographic projects in the besieged territory that began in 2010. Among numerous honours, Andrew has won two 1st place prizes at the World Press Photo Awards, 4 National Press Photographers Association awards, including the prestigious Best of Show, 1st place in the Pictures of the Year International, and 2 Sony World Photography Awards. Image Copyright: Andrew McConnell and Garry Keane and For Real Films. Used with permission. F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission. For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here. With thanks to Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Western Sahara is a non-self-governing territory on the northwest coast of Africa. Bordered by Morocco, Mauritania, and Algeria, the former Spanish colony has been under dispute since 1976. Ethnic tensions continue to erupt between the native Sahrawi population and Moroccan immigrants, and Morocco maintains a large security presence in the territory. In this episode, we... The post Spotlight: Western Sahara appeared first on Matters of State - International Relations Podcast.

Western Sahara is one of the world's forgotten occupations. In 1975 Spain ended its nearly century-long colonization of Spanish Sahara, leaving the territory to be overtaken by Moroccan and Mauritanian forces. Under the leadership of the POLISARIO front the Sahrawis continued their guerilla war for self determination. In 1979 Mauritania withdrew and Morocco moved in to claim the rest of the territory now known as Western Sahara. The war continued until 1991, until a UN-brokered ceasefire with the promise of a referendum on independence for Western Sahara that never came. Morocco continues to occupy Western Sahara, transferring its citizens to the territory and extracting its resources under the protection of France’s protective veto in the UN. Meanwhile the Sahrawi community either lives under a brutally oppressive police state in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara, or on the other side of the wall, a 2,700 kilometer barrier constructed by Morocco, which forms the second longest wall on earth and the de-facto border. It also splits Western Sahara in half and annexes most of the economically valuable land. Mahfud Mohamed Lamin is one of approximately 170,000 Sahrawi refugees who are stuck on the other side of that wall in the harsh desert of Western Algeria. He was was born in 1991, the very same year that saw an end to the 16-year war between the the Sahrawis and the Moroccan government. But the following 28 years have not seen an end to the conflict or the referendum that was promised to his people.

Comenzamos con homenajes al artista ugandés Ayub Ogada y al palestino Adel Salameh, recientemente fallecidos, al igual que Phil Stanton, creador de los sellos Riverboat, World Music Network y la serie de discos de las Rough Guides. Continuamos con nuestras #Mundofonews, con los festivales ganadores de los Transglobal World Music Chart Festival Awards: Jeonju International Sori Festival (Corea) y WOMADelaide (Australia). De este último comentamos la programación de su nueva edición y mencionamos a otros galardonados como World Music Festival Bratislava y Fira Mediterània de Manresa. Hablamos de otros premios en los que tiene presencia Mundofonías, como los Aga Khan Music Initiative Awards, los Premios MIN de la Música Independiente o el Premio Andrea Parodi, abierto ya a las propuestas artísticas para este año. También están abiertas las convocatorias para WOMEX, SOL Madrid, Fira Mediterrània, Le Kolatier (Camerún), Marahaba Music Expo (Burundi), Bayimba Festival (Uganda) y la nueva edición de los Transglobal World Music Chart Festival Awards. Hablamos también de la Etnogaala de la música finlandesa, de los ciclos Klangkosmos (Alemania) y Arabofolies* (París), así como de la publicación gratuita por capítulos del libro “La voz indómita” dedicado a la saharaui Mariem Hassan en la web del sello Nubenegra. We start we three tributes: to the Ugandan artist Ayub Ogada, the Palestinian Adel Salameh, both recently passed away, as well as Phil Stanton, creator of Riverboat and World Music Network labels and the Rough Guides albums series. We continue with our #Mundofonews, talking about the Transglobal World Music Chart Festival Awards‘ winners: Jeonju International Sori Festival (Korea) and WOMADelaide (Australia). We talk about this year's program of WOMADelaide and we also mention other awarded festivals, like World Music Festival Bratislava and Fira Mediterània de Manresa. We also talk about other awards in which Mundofonías is envolved, like Aga Khan Music Initiative Awards, Premios MIN de la Música Independiente or Premio Andrea Parodi. We announce that call for proposals is open for Premio Andrea Parodi, WOMEX, SOL Madrid, Fira Mediterrània, Le Kolatier (Cameroon), Marahaba Music Expo (Burundi), Bayimba Festival (Uganda) and the new edition of the Transglobal World Music Chart Festival Awards. We also talk about the Finnish music Etnogaala, the music series Klangkosmos (Germany) and Arabofolies* (Paris), and also about the free publication, chapter by chapter, of the book dedicated to the Sahrawi artist Mariem Hassan “La voz indómita” at Nubenegra label's website. Reproductor de audio · Ayub Ogada – Kothhbiro – En mana kuoyo · Adel Salameh – Chimar – Nuzha · Hassan Erraji & Arabesque – Nikriz – Nikriz · Amjad Ali Khan – Miya-ki-malhar (teen-tal) – Inde du Nord · Naïssam Jalal – Al leil – Quest of the invisible · Nasser Houari & Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven – Son bati – Yalla · Officina Zoè – Mercanistan [+ Mercan Dede] – Incontri live Imagen: / Image: Ayub Ogada *Después de la realización de este programa y de ser anunciado en él, la organización de Arabofolies (Institut du Monde Arabe) ha suspendido la actuación de Aziza Brahim. *After this program was made, the organisation of Arabofolies series (Institut du Monde Arabe) has cancelled Aziza Brahim's concert.

En esta edición escuchamos principalmente mucha música africana e inspirada en ese gran continente: desde grabaciones de campo a la música que se hace en las ciudades cuando no hay electricidad; también traemos celebraciones, como el 30 aniversario del sello Lusafrica, o canciones en solidaridad con el pueblo saharaui, para terminar con novedades del sello belga Homerecords.be. Viajamos por Madagascar, el país tuareg, el Sáhara Occidental, Mali, Malawi, Zimbabue, Senegal y Bélgica. In this show we play mostly a lot of music from Africa or inspired by that great continent: from field recordings to the music people do in the cities when there is no electricity. We also bring celebrations, like the Lusafrica 30th anniversary, and songs in solidarity with Sahrawi people, to finish with some new releases by Belgian label Homerecords.be. We fly over Madagascar, the Tuareg country, Western Sahara, Mali, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Senegal and Belgium. · Randriana Solo, Mahalid Destin - Manambitamby - To catch a ghost: Field recordings from Madagascar [VA] · Melina Soulala - Tsiky dhona - To catch a ghost: Field recordings from Madagascar [VA] · Tartit - Efaghane - Amankor / The exile · Matt Harding - Sand, sirocco and tea - Singing through the wall: Songs for Western Sahara [VA] · Piers Faccini & Aziza Brahim - Wasiya - Singing through the wall: Songs for Western Sahara [VA] · Boubacar Traoré - M'badehou - Lusafrica 30th anniversary album [VA] · Tonga Boys - Timwene - Vindodo · Nobuntu - Umusa - Obabes beMbube · Gansan - African way of life - African way of life · Abu - Abu - Abu · Triorgánico - Floresta - Floresta Image: / Image: Nobuntu

We follow a unique group of Sahrawi women working alongside the world’s longest minefield, the 2,700km sand wall or berm built by Morocco across the region. Baba, Minetou, Nora and the team work in temperatures exceeding 42°c (107°f), hundreds of miles from even rudimentary medical care, risking their lives in Western Sahara’s so-called “Liberated Territories” east of the Berm, clearing some of the seven million landmines and unexploded bombs left over from the still unresolved conflict between Morocco and the ethnic Sahrawi liberation movement, the Polisario Front.

Our friends at the Latino Media Collective take over Latino Rebels Radio this week with several podcasts. For the first show, the LMC revisits the story of the struggle for independence in Western Sahara, one of only two regions in Africa where Spanish is spoken. We speak with Sahra Libre (alias) about the continued fight against Moroccan occupation, which has lasted for over 43 years. Sahra Libre is a Sahrawi refugee and activist living in the United States. She conducted this interview in an undisclosed location in Morocco in order to circumvent the media blockade.

In Episode 16 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg discusses how Berbers, Palestinians, Sahrawi Arabs and other subjugated peoples of the Middle East and North Africa are pitted against each other by the Great Game of nation-states. Berbers in Morocco and Palestinians in the Occupied Territories face identical issues of cultural erasure, yet Moroccan support for the Palestinians and retaliatory Israeli support for the Berbers constitute an obstacle to solidarity. The Sahrawi Arabs are meanwhile fighting for their independence from Morocco in their occupied territory of Western Sahara. But the Arab-nationalist ideology of their leadership is viewed with suspicion by the territory's Berbers—leading to Arab-Berber ethnic tensions in Morocco. Algeria, Morocco's regional rival, is backing the Sahrawi struggle, while denying cultural rights to its own Berber population. But there are also signs of hope. Arabs and Berbers were united in the 2011 Arab Revolution protests in Morocco, and greater Berber cultural rights were a part of the constitutional reform won by those protests. Algeria, facing resurgent Berber protests, adopted a similar constitutional reform in 2016, and has taken other measures to expand recognition of Berber cultural rights. And the new protest wave in Morocco's Rif Mountains over the past year has united Arab and Berber. These developments point to hope for the subaltern peoples of MENA to overcome the divide-and-rule game and build solidarity. Listen on SoundCloud, and support our podcast via Patreon. Music: "Asirem" by Ferhat Mehenni http://ferhat-mehenni.com/Asirem.html Production by Chris Rywalt We are asking listeners to donate just $1 per episode via Patreon. A total of $30 per episode would cover our costs for engineering and producing. We are currently up to $15. New episodes will be produced every two weeks. We need your support.

Health challenges in the Sahrawi refugee camps in the Algerian desert are faced by both human and animal populations, and therefore responses must function for the benefit of both.

In Morocco, there is something in the air, a sort of intoxicating essence that makes you feel you are tip toeing a knife edge between the real and surreal. This psychedelia seems to reside inherently in the culture, or more accurately, the many cultures that color the country of the setting sun. Though often written off as an Arabic country (in which there are a vast amount of sub-divisions), Morocco is also very, very Amazigh (Berber), as well as Gnawa and Sahrawi; a diversity that shines a kaleidoscope of light across the country. Here is a mix-tape of mostly vintage Moroccan music, with a peppering of the modern here and there. From Arabic to Amazigh to Gnawa, from the Rif Mountains to the coast of Essaouira and Agadir, from Western inspired rock & roll to reverbed trance and auto-tuned dance music, this is a little look at what makes Morocco so audibly delicious, intriguing, and downright addictive. 1. "Mhemma Lkoun" - Spice Ray 2. "Tandra" - Aziz Izanzaren 3. "'Afak al-hwa hda 'liya, Nari 'ala zzin hlakni bil nakhwa" - Mohammed Rouicha 4. "Twist Iway T'koussi Chaarek Twist (1ère partie)" - Abdelwahab Doukkali 5. "El Harib" - Les Freres Megri & Jacques Hendrix 6. "Feyn Rhadi" - El Ansar Abdelghani 7. "El Hayem" - Mahmoud Megri 8. "Ya Ya Twist" - Malika 9. "Wakha Nzwa Yaman" - Ithran 10. "Mama Mia" - Spice Ray 11. "Siri Siri Ghir Nsay" - Mustapha Oumguil 12. "Track 3" - Archach 13. "Laghmami (=Baba Lghmami -> Siyaf)" - Muluk el Hwa 14. "Sebar" - Les Freres Megri & Jacques Hendrix 15. "Rajaat Laayoun" - Abdou El Omari 16. "Wayahou" - Ammouri Mbarek 17. "Elhassani 01" - Moulay Ahmed Elhassani 18. "Kedba" - Najat Aatabou 19. "Khlili" - Lemchaheb 20. "Ya Li Hjarni" - Moulay Ahmed Elhassani 21. "First Guerrera" - Sufi Brotherhoods & Street Musicians, Tarodnant, Morocco A big shout out to Tim Abdellah Fuson at Moroccan Tape Stash, from which most of this music was sourced.

Favoritos de febrero | Mediterráneos, mongoles, indios y saharauis February favorites | Mediterraneans, Mongols, Indians and Sahrawis Comenzamos el programa con los tres discos favoritos del mes, a cargo de El Naán, desde el corazón de Castilla; las grabaciones históricas recogidas en la recopilación Nostalgique Arménie, y el nuevo encuentro musical de la portuguesa Amélia Muge y el griego Michales Loukovikas. Continuamos navegando por el Mediterráneo, viajando hasta Mongolia o la India y recuperando joyas grabadas en los campamentos de refugiados saharauis. We start the show with the three monthly favorite albums, by El Naán, from the heart of Castile; the historic recordings compiled in "Nostalgique Arménie", and the new musical encounter of Portuguese Amélia Muge and Greek Michales Loukovikas. We continue sailing the Mediterranean, traveling to Mongolia and India and rediscovering some musical jewels recorded in the Sahrawi refugee camps. Favoritos de febrero / February favorites El Naán - La llamada de Afroiberia - La danza de las semillas Sonia Karakach - Tamzara bar - Nostalgique Arménie: Chants d'amour, d'espoir, d'exil & improvisations, 1942-1952 [VA] Amélia Muge & Michales Loukovikas - Ondas do mar de Vigo - Archipelagos: Passagens Mediterráneos, mongoles, indios y saharauis / Mediterraneans, Mongols, Indians and Sahrawis Monsieur Doumani - Kolokouthkia - Angathin Domo Emigrantes - Addhrai - Aquai Albaluna - Almagra - Nau dos corvos Anda Union - Jiitaliin gurgu - Homeland Aziza Brahim - ¡Dios mío! - Saharauis: A pesar de las heridas [VA] Mariem Hassan - El Sáhara es un tesoro - Saharauis: A pesar de las heridas [VA] Nordic Raga - Polska från Eda - Nordic Raga Layatharanga - Anandam - Anandam

As an artist, Sharita Towne's interests lie in unpacking the inherited struggles of past burdens and in affording collective catharsis. Through collaboration, stereo-photography, printmaking, video, and community art projects, she's worked at memorials in Germany; in the Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria; Brazil; in gentrifying cities like Portland, Oregon and New Orleans; in schools, museums, and neighborhoods, and within her own family. She received a BFA from UC Berkeley and an MFA from Portland State University. She currently teaches at Pacific Northwest College of Art, works in the DIY printmaking and audiovisual collective URe:AD Press (United Re:Public of the African Diaspora), the post-colonial conceptual karaoke band Weird Allan Kaprow, and is a 2016 Art Matters grant recipient.

As an artist, Sharita Towne’s interests lie in unpacking the inherited struggles of past burdens and in affording collective catharsis. Through collaboration, stereo-photography, printmaking, video, and community art projects, she’s worked at memorials in Germany; in the Sahrawi refugee camps in Algeria; Brazil; in gentrifying cities like Portland, Oregon and New Orleans; in schools, museums, and neighborhoods, and within her own family. She received a BFA from UC Berkeley and an MFA from Portland State University. She currently teaches at Pacific Northwest College of Art, works in the DIY printmaking and audiovisual collective URe:AD Press (United Re:Public of the African Diaspora), the post-colonial conceptual karaoke band Weird Allan Kaprow, and is a 2016 Art Matters grant recipient.

People are suffering. From a feeling of hopelessness. From depression and anxiety. Add to that a despair that no one supports them, and you have a desperate individual at an increased risk of committing suicide. This topic hits close to home for Nadine, as she lost a nephew to suicide in 2007. Ian struggled with addiction issues, and he took his life at the age of 19. Because her family is predisposed to celiac disease, Nadine wonders if undiagnosed celiac disease may have been partially to blame for her nephew’s issues. Today she explores the mental health disorders that are associated with gluten getting through the blood-brain barrier. She also explains how undiagnosed celiac disease puts patients at an increased risk for morbidity, and stresses the fact that celiac disease can—and will—kill you if it goes untreated. Listen in as the Gluten Free RN tells her own story of improved mental health on a gluten-free diet. She also covers the types of cancers that might be prevented by going gluten-free, the connection between AFib and celiac disease, and how dermatitis herpetiformis affects patients. Listen and learn the best diet to help you get better, faster, and why medical professionals need to pay more attention to the intestines! What’s Discussed:  How to define morbidity and mortality Morbidity = sickness Mortality = death People with undiagnosed celiac disease have increased risk for morbidity How morbidity presents itself in undiagnosed celiac patients Chronic anemia Fatigue Osteoporosis Failure to thrive, grow Infertility Thyroid issues Autoimmune disorders Type 1 diabetes Lupus MS Sjögren’s Information from the World Health Organization (WHO) Diarrheal diseases are #1 killer of children Only funded one celiac study 1:19 rate in pediatric patients of Sahrawi descent The prominent mental health issues associated with celiac disease Depression Anxiety Anti-social behavior Suicide How removing gluten from her diet improved Nadine’s mental health Brain fog went away ‘Got brain back’ Embrace all life has to offer Freeing to know cause of symptoms The grains that contain gluten Wheat Barley Rye Oats (cross-contamination) The Paleo diet Nadine suggests for celiac and gluten-sensitive patients Whole food Focus on local, fresh 100% grass-fed meat (no antibiotic, no hormone) Fish and eggs Nuts and seeds 100% organic fruits and vegetables Nadine’s experience with celiac disease Multi-system organ failure, seven auto-immune disorders Dermatitis herpetiformis Diagnosed by dermatologist Tests negative, but HLA-DQ2.5 gene carrier (both parents) The connection between AFib and celiac disease AFib puts patient at risk for stroke, sudden death Check for magnesium RBC deficiency Can be corrected with gluten-free diet Resolve without pharmaceuticals How dermatitis herpetiformis affects patients Extremely painful, itchy skin Manifestation of celiac disease Suicide rate higher in patients with DH Dapsone alone will not heal Must also go gluten-free Prolonged use of Dapsone is toxic to liver (bowel cancer, lymphoma) The cancers that are potentially preventable on a gluten-free diet Lymphoma Small intestinal adenocarcinoma Esophageal cancer Oral pharyngeal The genes that indicate a predisposition to celiac disease HLA-DQ2 HLA-DQ8 Other disorders that could be mitigated by a gluten-free diet Chronic anemia Osteoporosis Osteomalacia Thyroid disorder Dementia Alzheimer’s MS Type 1 diabetes How long it takes to receive celiac diagnosis in US 9-15 years The risks for patients diagnosed with celiac disease in childhood Threefold increased risk of death (suicide, accidental death, violence) Nadine’s research around celiac testing in autopsy Couldn’t get straight answer from medical examiner (state of Oregon) Study conducted in 1974 concluded that despite systematically positive response to gluten-free diet, some patients ended up with lymphoma How Nadine periodically gives her system a detox Limited fast (three to seven days) Give organs, immune system a rest Why medical professionals should give more attention to the intestines Vast majority of signs, symptoms originate in intestines 70-90% of immune system in intestines Homocysteine levels higher in newly diagnosed celiac patients, related to other health issues The issues that can result from undiagnosed celiac disease Heart attack Stroke Appendix removed Gall bladder removed The definition of refractory celiac disease Intestines don’t heal even on gluten-free diet Sometimes caused by continued exposure to trace amounts of gluten Some patients past point of being able to heal Why it’s crucial to remove all gluten from the environment Celiac patients should feel safe where live, work and go to school Even trace amounts cause continued symptoms, early death Takes an emotional toll to be hypervigilant, mocked by loved ones The connection between undiagnosed celiac disease the despair that leads to suicide No hope of getting better Don’t feel supported, believed (celiac is real disease) Depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders More vulnerable if undiagnosed and enduring abusive relationship What happens when gluten gets through a leaky blood-brain barrier Inflammation of the brain Hypoxia (decreased oxygen flow) Low end—brain fog, anxiety, depression, fatigue High end—bipolar disease, antisocial behavior, learning disabilities, schizophrenia The risks associated with eating traditionally grown fruits and vegetables Glyphosate in Roundup causes leaky gut The goals of the first six months on a gluten-free diet Remove all gluten Allow villi to grow back Heal inflammation Repair immune system Resources:   Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity in Down, Turner and Williams Syndrome WHO Celiac Disease Study “Necropsy Studies on Adult Coeliac Disease” in the Journal of Clinical Pathology “Mortality in Celiac Disease” in Gastroenterology “The Global Burden of Celiac Disease” in PLoSONE “The Unknown Burden and Cost of Celiac Disease in the US”  in Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research “Long-Term Mortality in People with Celiac Disease Diagnosed in Childhood Compared with Adulthood” in the American Journal of Gastroenterology “Increased Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Coeliac Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study” in the European Heart Journal “Increased Suicide Risk in Coeliac Disease—A Swedish Nationwide Cohort Study” in Digestive and Liver Disease “The Burden of Celiac Disease and the Value of Having It Diagnosed” by Fredrik Norström of UMEA University “Complications of Coeliac Disease: Are All Patients at Risk?” “Evidence-Informed Expert Recommendations for the Management of Celiac Disease in Children” in Pediatrics Connect with Nadine:  Instagram Facebook Contact via Email ‘Your Skin on Gluten’ on YouTube Melodies of the Danube Gluten-Free Cruise with Nadine Books by Nadine: Dough Nation: A Nurse's Memoir of Celiac Disease from Missed Diagnosis to Food and Health Activism

Oplopende spanningen tussen Marokko en de Westelijke Sahara. Sommige analisten vrezen zelfs voor hernieuwde oorlogshandelingen. Marokko ziet het omstreden gebied als haar zuidelijke provincie, terwijl de lokale bewoners, de Sahrawi, juist af willen van de Marokkaanse bezetting. We spreken over de opnieuw opgelaaide crisis met Jan Hoogland, Marokko-expert verbonden aan de Universiteit van Nijmegen en Sdiga Settaf van Polisario, de vertegenwoordiger van de Westelijke Sahara.

Ci spostiamo a sud del Mediterraneo, in quello che è uno dei più grandi territori non autonomi al mondo, un territorio conteso da due forze: da un lato il governo del Marocco e dall’altra il Frente Polisario. Stiamo parlando del Sahara Occidentale e lo facciamo con il giornalista Luca Attanasio, esperto dell'area.

Ci spostiamo a sud del Mediterraneo, in quello che è uno dei più grandi territori non autonomi al mondo, un territorio conteso da due forze: da un lato il governo del Marocco e dall’altra il Frente Polisario. Stiamo parlando del Sahara Occidentale e lo facciamo con il giornalista Luca Attanasio, esperto dell'area.

Suenan los tres discos favoritos de Mundofonías del mes de febrero: la obra póstuma de la saharaui Mariem Hassan, el encuentro de músicos de los países del Nilo en The Nile Project y la monumental antología del canto khöömii mongol. Seguimos viajando por América Latina, África Occidental, China y Europa, tendiendo también lazos a otras épocas. We begin with the three Mundofonías' February favorite albums: the posthumous work of the Sahrawi artist Mariem Hassan, the encounter of musicians from all the Nile countries in The Nile Project, and the huge anthology of Mongolian khöömii. We continue our trip through Latin America, Western Africa, China and Europe, also connecting with other ages. Favoritos de febrero / February favorites Mariem Hassan - Naaraf leila - La voz indómita (del Sáhara Occidental) The Nile Project - Omwiga - Jinja Tserendavaa Dashdorj - Khökh salyn gol - Une anthologie du khöömii mongol [VA] Por tierras y épocas / Through lands and ages Miryam Quiñones - Tonada de luna - Con el alma en vilo Guo Gan & Aly Keita - Danse tribale - Peace in the world Orchestra Baobab - Foulo - Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng Maës, Martin & Gruel - Seçil güzel - Feule caracal Cie. Rassegna - Ode sur la misère - Il sole non si muove Auster Loo - Auster Loo - Rhythm and breath Zefiro Torna, Vocalconsort Berlin & Ghalia Benali - Araftu'l hawa - The allegory of desire

Mundofonías Oct 2016 #10 - Del Cáucaso a los Andes, pasando por el Sáhara - From the Caucasus to the Andes, via the Sahara Programa nº 10 de octubre(/noviembre), con importantes adelantos, como el próximo disco póstumo de la gran artista saharaui Mariem Hassan; el próximo trabajo de la conexión Bretaña-Níger de Serendou, y el del proyecto pankurdo Nishtiman, junto con otras músicas que nos llegan de Argentina, Grecia, Francia, Brasil, Sierra Leona y del encuentro de músicos polacos y georgianos. Show #10 of October(/November), with important previews and premières, like the posthumous album of the great Sahrawi artist Mariem Hassan; the next album by the Brittany-Niger connection of Serendou, and the one by pan-Kurdish project Nishtiman, together with music that comes from Argentina, Greece, France, Brazil, Sierra Leone and from the meeting of Polish and Georgian musicians. Trebunie Tutki & Quintet Urmuli - Moja dziewczyno - Duch gór: The spirit of the mountains Serendou - Yallardoua - Zinder Zanzibar - Soleil d'hiver 1 & 2 - Punta d'l mol Mariem Hassan - Illah engulek di elkalma - La voz indómita del Sáhara Occidental Mariem Hassan - Al widaa - La voz indómita del Sáhara Occidental Seydu - Desert rose [+ Mariem Hassan] - Sadaka Lucía Echagüe - Bombo y pena - De aire Puras Macanas - Chacarera del expediente - Músicas de por acá nomás Renato Borghetti Quarteto - Outras águas - Gaita na fábrica Kompanía - Óuzo hasís - Krísi/Crisis Nishtiman Project - Aman aman - Kobane

Artist Sam Jury on the neglected situation of Sahrawi peoples’ refugee camps, her video installation To Be Here on their daily lives, and about the women who built the camps. Additional background on the Sahrawi movement is provided by Richard Knight (African Activist Archive).    

Artist Sam Jury on the neglected situation of Sahrawi peoples’ refugee camps, her video installation To Be Here on their daily lives, and about the women who built the camps. Additional background on the Sahrawi movement is provided by Richard Knight (African Activist Archive).    

Mundofonías #9 Ago 2015 - Mariem Hassan en el corazón - Mariem Hassan in the heart Nuestro homenaje a la cantora saharaui Mariem Hassan, generosa embajadora de su irreductilble pueblo y una de las más grandes voces del mundo. In memoriam. Our tribute to the Sahrawi singer Mariem Hassan, generous ambassador of her unbreakable people and one of the greatest voices in the world. In memoriam. Mariem Hassan con Leyoad - Id chab (Mariem Hassan con Leyoad) Mariem Hassan - El Sáhara es un tesoro [+ Nayim Alal et al.] (Saharauis) Mariem Hassan con Leyoad - Yasar geidu (Mariem Hassan con Leyoad) Mariem Hassan - Kalat leili (Deseos) Mariem Hassan - Magat milkitna dulaa (Deseos) Mariem Hassan - Rahy El Aaiún egdat (Rahy El Aaiún egdat) Mariem Hassan - Legneiba (Rahy El Aaiún egdat) Mariem Hassan & Vadiya Mint el Hanevi - Shauda (Baila, Sáhara, baila) Mariem Hassan - Jelefne bi salam [directo / live - Burgos 21 Oct 2006 - cortesía / courtesy: Nubenegra] Mariem Hassan - Shouka (Shouka)

Matthew Bannister on Sir David Willcocks - one of the most influential choir masters of his generation. Known for his descants to Christmas carols, he was director of music at King's College Cambridge for 17 years - and led the Bach choir for 38. Merv Adelson the property developer who founded the TV company Lorimar which made hits like the Waltons, Dallas and Knots Landing. Mariem Hassan, the singer from the marginalised Sahrawi people who used her music to promote their cause. Brian Close the Yorkshire and England cricket captain noted for his courage at the crease. And Beryl Renwick who became a presenter on BBC Radio Humberside in her eighties and won the industry's top award.

Mundofonías #6 Jul 2015 - Alrededor del Sáhara y el globo - Around the Sahara and the Globe Abrimos con músicas saharauis y mauritanas, seguimos con sonidos árabes más clasícos, nos acordamos de Javier Krahe, hacemos escala en Colombia, volvemos a África, a Mali y acabamos con conexiones transculturales varias. We start with Sahrawi and Mauritanian music, then more classical Arabic tunes, our tribute to Javier Krahe, stopover in Colombia, back to Africa, to Mali and we finish with several transcultural connections. Mariem Hassan & Vadiya Mint el Hanevi - Tfaila (Baila, Sáhara, baila) Aziza Brahim - Soutak (Soutak) Noura Mint Seymali - Eguetmar (Tzenni) Tarek Abdallah & Adel Shams El-Din - Wasla bayyati; Walli gai (Wasla) Javier Krahe - ...Y todo es vanidad (...Y todo es vanidad) Palenque La Papayera - Bemba y baba (Ramón en Palenque) Mamani Keita - Dounia (Kanou) MaLituanie - Ne djarabi / Meil? (MaLituanie) Merope - Tralara (9 days) Merope - Pamigo rumbo (Amaranthine) Radio Círculo (Madrid, ES) Radio Universidad de Guanajuato (MX) Multicult.fm - das Weltkulturradio (DE) 88vier (Berlin/Potsdam, DE) Radio UNAM (México DF, MX) UABC Radio (Baja California, MX) Ràdio País (Gasconha, FR) RCFM - Radio Crónica Folk Musical (ES) Rádio Filispim (Galiza, ES) Groovalización Radio (FR) Ràdio Klara (València, ES) Radio Universidad de Atacama (CL) Radio Artigas (UY) Radio París-LaPaz (BO) TTRadio (ES) Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico (PR) Radio Kolor (Cuenca, ES) Radio Universidad Autónoma del Yucatán (MX) Radio Filarmonía (Lima, PE) Radio Aukan (CL) Radio Inter S'cool (GP) Radio Educación del Mayab (MX) Rádio Zero (PT) Radio Universidad de Concepción (CL) Radio Universidad de Salamanca (ES) Onda Polígono (Toledo, ES) Onda Campus (Extremadura, ES) WLCH Radio Centro (Pennsylvania, US) Radio Isora (Canarias, ES) Radio Sonora Internacional (CO) Radio Fuga (Madrid, ES) Radio Camino (ES) La Voz de Guamote (EC) Mundofonías Radio (ES) OK Radio (VE) Almargen Radio (Andalucía, ES) Unicauca Estéreo (CO) FM Folklórica del Paraná (AR) Hamburger Lokalradio (DE) ?#?musicasdelmundo? ?#?musicasdomundo? ?#?worldmusic? ?#?folk? ?#?musicadomundo? ?#?musiquedumonde? ?#?musiquesdumonde?

World Policy Institute — Host David Alpern speaks with Algiers-based journalist Hannah Rae Armstrong about her recent article in World Policy Journal, "Africa's Last Colony." In their conversation, Armstrong examines how Morocco has illegally exploited Western Sahara for its resources and argues the Sahrawi refugees may be forced to take up arms once again.

Philadelphia reporter and Temple University professor, Linn Washington Jr., reports that, “The Moroccan occupation of the Western Sahara is rife with human rights abuses condemned in reports by the Obama Administration and other monitoring organizations like Amnesty International.” As in many places throughout the world, an ethnic minority, is struggling for freedom and national self-determination against a larger and more powerful ruling group. In this instance, the Sahrawi, are at odds with Morocco which has occupied their homeland, Western Sahara for two decades. The Sahrawi are penned in with a border wall that would make Texas proud. It is fortified with armed troops and landmines, The international community, with the conspicuous exceptions of France and the United States, is calling for free and open elections so that Sahrawi can determine their own future. Mr. Washington calls in with a firsthand account.

Seminar given on 22 October 2014 by Dr Fiddian-Qasmiyeh (University College London and the Refugee Studies Centre), part of the RSC Michaelmas term 2014 Public Seminar Series. Refugee camps are typically perceived as militarised and patriarchal spaces, and yet the Sahrawi refugee camps and their inhabitants have consistently been represented as ideal in nature: uniquely secular and democratic spaces, and characterised by gender equality. Drawing on extensive research with and about Sahrawi refugees in Algeria, Cuba, Spain, South Africa and Syria, Dr Fiddian-Qasmiyeh explores how, why and to what effect such idealised depictions have been projected onto the international arena. In this talk, she argues that secularism and the empowerment of Sahrawi refugee women have been strategically invoked to secure the humanitarian and political support of Western state and non-state actors who ensure the continued survival of the camps and their inhabitants. She challenges listeners to reflect critically on who benefits from assertions of good, bad and ideal refugees, and whose interests are advanced by interwoven discourses about the empowerment of women and secularism in contexts of war and peace. Read more about the book here: http://syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/fall-2013/ideal-refugees.html Read more about the book here: syracuseuniversitypress.syr.edu/fall-2013…gees.html

Mundofonías 2014-06#05 - Sáhara, flamenco y América Latina - Sahara, flamenco and Latin America Comenzamos con la saharaui Mariem Hassan, anticipando la 'Rough Guide to the music of the Sahara' que saldrá publicada a finales de julio. Continuamos con flamenco y músicas muy diversas venidas de América: Jamaica, Brasil, México, Argentina, Panamá... We begin with the Sahrawi singer Mariem Hassan, advancing anticipando 'The Rough Guide to the music of the Sahara' that will be published at the end of July. We continue with flamenco and very different types of music from America: Jamaica, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Panama.... 'The Rough Guide to the music of the Sahara' (Mariem Hassan) · Miguel Rivera · 'Jaleo' (Guadiana · Ramón el Portugués) · David Carpio · Alpheus · Roque Malasartes · La Delicia de Alicia · Carlos Franzetti · Rubén Blades Web: www.mundofonias.com Mapa de emisoras: www.mundofonias.com/mapa Podcast: www.mundofonias.com/podcast Facebook: www.facebook.com/mundofonias Twitter: @mundofonias Radio Círculo (Madrid, ES) Radio Universidad de Guanajuato (MX) Ràdio País (Occitània, FR) Multicult.fm (DE) / 88vier (Berlin/Potsdam, DE) Radio UNAM (México DF, MX) UABC Radio (Baja California, MX) RCFM (ES) Rádio Filispim (Galiza, ES) Radio Groovalización (FR) Ràdio Klara (València, ES) Radio Universidad de Atacama (CL) Radio Artigas (UY) Radio Paris La Paz (BO) TTRadio (ES) Radio Universidad de Puerto Rico (PR) Radio Kolor (Cuenca, ES) Radio Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (MX) Radio Filarmonía (Lima, PE) Radio Aukan (CL) Radio Inter S'cool (GP) Radio Educación del Mayab (MX) Rádio Zero (PT) Radio Universidad de Concepción (CL) Radio Universidad de Salamanca (ES) Onda Polígono (ES) Onda Campus (ES) WLCH Radio Centro (US) Radio Isora (Canarias, ES) Radio Sonora Internacional (CO) Radio Fuga (ES) #musicasdelmundo #musicasdomundo #worldmusic #folk #musicadomundo #musiquedumonde #musiquesdumonde

'Refugees' Diasporic Memories and the Politics of Democratisation' (organised by the Refugee Studies Centre and the International Migration Institute as part of the Oxford Diasporas Programme in February 2011).

Dr Dawn Chatty, University of Oxford. The Sahrawis. Dr Dawn Chatty, Deputy Director of the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford talks about The Sahrawis.

This podcast was recorded between September 2002 and October 2007 in Algeria, Switzerland and the UK. This podcast was recorded between September 2002 and October 2007 in Algeria, Switzerland and the UK. The podcast includes comments from Philip Luther (Amnesty International), Christian Viret (BIRDHSO), and Sidi Omar (Polisario representative to the UK and Ireland) as well as former Sahrawi disappeared Daoud El Khadir and other Sahrawis with family members still missing.