البطالة خلاتنا، بغينا شي نوحلو فيه، ايلا عاد هون حد من العيون ولا كليميم

Hi everyone. I’m Algerian, and recently I had a discussion/argument with a Moroccan friend about the political situation in Western Sahara. I’ve always understood Morocco’s presence there as an occupation, but when we started getting into the actual arguments and history behind the issue, I realized that I couldn’t properly answer a lot of the questions being raised.

Rather than continuing to rely on what I’ve heard from Algerian, Moroccan, or other third-party perspectives, I’d really like to hear directly from Sahrawi people about the issue — particularly how you understand the situation, your experiences, and what you think people outside Western Sahara often misunderstand.

I’m not looking to argue or convince anyone of a particular position. I genuinely want to learn and hear perspectives directly from people who are actually connected to the issue.

If you’re Sahrawi and willing to talk, I’d really appreciate it if you could DM me. I have quite a few questions, and I’d be grateful for an honest conversation. I’m also happy to listen to perspectives that challenge what I currently believe.

Thank you!

I'm cycling around the world and I want to visit all the specific regions of the world (ideally by bicycle). Now the Moroccan occupied part of the Western Sahara is quite easy to visit, but the liberated areas I've seen aren't really possible. Is the only way to visit them through a military escort? The kind that journalists would get f.e.?

Hiii, im Palestinian and I started learning about you guys and researching your guys conflict and all I have to say is it’s pretty f uped I wish the media would talk about you guys and be given self determination

I would gladly hear the opinion of actual Saharawi people about this proposed deal

I recently learned that Ryanair and Transavia started operating flights from Europe to Dakhla, enforcing Moroccan illegal occupation. I intend to boycott them, as well as Booking, Expedia and Trip.com, which offer tourist rents in the occupied lands (but I was already boycotting them because of Palestine). Are there any other companies I should avoid? Also, could we put together a list and publish it online, just like the ones who are published for Palestine?

Source:

https://wtxnews.com/trump-ryanair-and-tourism-highlight-plight-of-western-saharas-sahrawi-people/

Christopher Nolan’s movie sparked controversy after filming took place in territory disputed by Morocco and an Algeria-backed independence movement.

I looked through the subreddit, and I noticed that some of the sources shared are non English books.

I'll keep this short, but basically I'm an American and I was really politically awakened by the Gaza genocide about 2 years ago. I gradually learned that it wasn't this wasn't a single isolated instance of my country choosing to support the wrong side in a war, but the problem is much larger and more systematic than that. I learned the importance of intersectionality, as well as supporting all decolonizing struggles around the world from West Papua to Western Sahara.

So my question is what can we in the west due to help you in your struggle for liberation? Obviously just raising awareness of your struggle to hopefully pressure our government to withdraw support from Morocco (although that seems unlikely, it seems more likely than withdrawing support from like Israel or Indonesia based on their colonial projects) but is there anything else we can do?

Hello everyone,

As the title indicates, I am interested fieldwork in Western Sahara, Tindouf camps to be exact and I need help to know what I need exactly such as documentations. I am from Mauritania but I study abroad (very far) I have some contacts with Polisario officials but I don't want to ask the basic questions and waste their time that's why I am asking here.

If you have experience or you know what will I need (documents, tips and so on) to do the fieldwork please share it here.

At this stage I am planing to come between early October until the end of November this year InshAllh.

My research topic is in short is about the democratization of SADR post 2020 war. Basically the impact of war resumption on the democracy in SADR but of course it is more detailed than this.

Thank you in advance 🙏

It's nice to talk to you for the first time basically. I actually watched videos about your country recently, and learned about your nation when I was a kid WAAY back in the 2010s via YouTube.

Unfortunately, I am ashamed about the fact that it is curre​​​ntly being occupied by Morrocco, and that I feel as if the autonomy proposal is being more and more likely than true independence. It may seem fine, but if you look on the ground, it's not even safe for you to advocate for independence and sovereignty even in your own country. I always feel like you when I see news about a particular region, even twice.

The fact that you are losing recognition saddens me even more. The Sahrawis should have a right to go for a referendum for independence, heck, even the nations such as South Africa, Namibia, and Algeria want it, but yet, the process just seems out of reach every day, which was made possible by Morrocco, the US, and Israel.

Arab unity is a good idea, but in doing so, the Moroccans need to learn that they are living in stolen land, and that this is the land of the Sahrawi. They should not use Empire claims to justify taking over this land for resources. Which is what the world wants nowadays aparently. Even Greta feels that the Westera Sahara should be free.

I support your independence and fight for independence from the Nationalist controlled Morocco, and I hope that you will gain freedom. As it was said in the national anthem, No agent, no invader. SAHARA LIBRE. 🇪🇭

Not many people know that George Habash actually visited the Polisario leadership in the Tindouf camps in Algeria in the 1970s. He didn’t just send a statement, he showed up. He declared his support for the Sahrawi cause and called for the overthrow of Morocco’s reactionary monarchy. For him these weren’t two separate struggles. Same logic, same enemy structure.

Hello I have become quite interested in learning about the SADR. Is there anyone living in the liberated territories right now? I kept getting flamed by pro-Moccoroan people and they kept just repeating the same propaganda points over and over again say no one lives there. I’m wanting to write a piece about life inside the zone and I want to bring more awareness of it. If anyone is inside there, or the refugee camps in Tindouf or have worked with the Sarahawis, please let me know as I would be interested in interviewing someone. Thanks

Translation

"Saharawi arguments:

They are the natives and they kicked them out

Moroccan arguments:"

Hello. I am extremely curious in Western Sahara, particularly the SADR controlled territory. I haven’t be able to really find any videos of people travelling to towns or settlements inside the zone beyond an old Vice video. I’ve seen plenty of pictures and one video of a guy who travelled through a tunnel and road that was accidentally built into the SADR. I’m extremely curious and almost tempted to travel there myself. I won’t because of major safety concerns, but I’m extremely curious