Refugee Tourism - Western Sahara

The Western Sahara is at the heart of a forgotten conflict. Now, after 30 years in exile, Sahrawi refugees are encouraging foreign tourists into their camps, in a desperate bid to raise international awareness.

"It's a surreal experience, out in the desert." Emma is one of the hundreds of westerners visiting the Sahrawi camps each year. For the exiled government, the Polisario, tourist income offers a chance to supplement international aid. But among the Sahrawi youth, many only hope the tourism will build support for armed conflict. "Nothing will be changed without going back to the war. It's good for us. The tourists will find the truth by their own eyes."

Sarah Clarke

[emryschapel]

Sorry, so just because Morocco saw a free opportunity to seize control of a country away from its native peoples, violent or non-violent, that makes it okay? Its exploitation in its highest form, and it ended violently. We know that. I fail to see how that country belongs to Morocco. They knew Spain would leave. What's the use in ridding a country of colonisation if your going to then occupy that country against its will? Morocco freed Sahara only to enslave it again under its own occupation.

[annaloudon]

All cultures have right to the basics of life. Food, water, shelter, clothing, etc.

[difencrosby]

Saharawi are not arab, Saharawi orriginally come from Nigeria, Senegal, Ivory Coast. They are descendants from the soldiers of the Songhai Empire who fought against the Arab invasion of North Africa, they stayed after defeat and converted to islam (unfortunately) and thus you have the people who are marginalized because they are black.

[xanderzone]

Name of the song: Sandstorm.
Name of the singer: kahba del ganzademok

[Bocbo]

Looks like a Battalion of irregulars getting ready. What's up with the missing audio? Can someone lip read in that laguage and translate?

[jarnostevensen]

who's the singer of the first song ?

[ThunderKat]

thank you for that....I sincerely appreciate a different perspective...its so easy for people to see smiling children & poverty and rush into action without knowing the kind of people they are actually supporting.

[MaryamaAmina]

this is interesting, never heard of this phenomenom. please what is the song in the beginning

[Tim]

Ill be there in march. How do i do this?

[MartintheMetalhead]

I AM THINKING OF SAHARAWI PEOPLE AND THEIR RIGHTS TO EXIST!

[sneakpeek]

05:00 The village from which the man comes from is not in the disputed territory. It's part of the UN recognized Morocco. This is also the case of most of the other Polisario mercenaries and their familes.

[joewtjjoewp]

warm, sunny, low humidity. What do you want more?

[brahimoist]

will never back down till the independence Free sahara 

[guerillachan]

why anyone would wanna live on desert beats me.

[difencrosby]

My brother you are Saharawi, Shleh, you are Amazigh!!! You know the history. Kahina, Jagurtha, and Messina were not Arab nor were they muslim. You are not an Arab and the Arab world knows this!!! If you were a true Arab then Moroccan women and young boys would not be a toilet bowl for the Saudi Arabians, Kuwaitis, and Emirate men who voyage for homosexual and sexual tourism. They would show respect when they enter the country.

[misakiyoshida]

I don't get why people are so angry and defensive over this place, It's a complete fucking dump.

[joewtjjoewp]

If the Western Sahara would be independent, they should put hotels at their beaches and their deserts full of solar panels.
They would become a rich country very quickly!

[LTBL]

um, they all talked about wanting to help after visting. would you prefer they just did nothing at all?

people spew so much "rich people are bad" crap everywhere. even when they're doing something good someone criticises them

[Enter]

lol, can you please adjust the map? @ 6:34 it shows this ghost country by the name of "mautiania" it of course should be Mauritania you left out the "RI" in the middle, looks silly

[africaafrika]

sajnalatos hogy békes nepet, , kelett hagyni otthonat, , és manekülni aszomszedorszagban, , nyugat-szaharai nepet, ,biztosan fog elerni szabadsagat , ,ma, ,vagy holnapra

anfari.., , delafrikai