Orphans of the Sahara

Orphans of the Sahara


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Part three of this se­ries ex­plores the as­ton­ish­ing wealth that lies be­neath the Tu­areg’s an­ces­tral land.

Published On 23 Jan 2014

With the fall of Gaddafi, thou­sands of Tu­aregs re­turn to Mali and Niger and launch their fight for an in­de­pen­dent state.

Published On 9 Jan 2014

The band head­ed by a for­mer Tu­areg lib­er­a­tion fight­er uses mu­sic as tes­ti­mo­ny about the strug­gle for self-rule.

Published On 8 Jan 2014

The Tu­areg mu­si­cian says ed­u­ca­tion, not guns, is the so­lu­tion to the prob­lems fac­ing his peo­ple.

Published On 8 Jan 2014

Us­ing a mix of desert blues and west­ern rock, the Tu­areg band sings about the chal­lenges fac­ing their peo­ple.

Published On 8 Jan 2014