Monday, October 15, 2007

More camp photos...

This photo shows the outside of a typical bodega in the camps. Western Sahara used to be a Spanish colony (Spanish Sahara) and Spanish remains a common second language after Arabic. "Victoria y Exito" refers to a widespread sentiment among the Saharawi in Tindouf that the only "victory" for Western Sahara is Morocco's total exit from their territory. This outcome appears increasingly unlikely as the negotiations at the UN seem to be veering in the direction of a U.S.-backed proposal that would make Western Sahara an autonomous, but still Moroccan, province.

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