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London,
06/11/2007 (SPS) The festival of the Saharawi culture, which was
held last week in London is "an important stage to introduce the
Saharawi cultural heritage and identity", declared POLISARIO
Front in the UK and Ireland, Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar.
Evaluating the first exposition of the kind in the UK, the
Saharawi representative declared that this event enabled
painters, artists and Saharawi writers to "establish channels of
communication with all the components of the British society
especially intellectuals".
The festival was organised Saturday and Sunday in "Rich Mix
Cultural Foundation", in the East of London, by the British
organisation "Sandblast", which militates in favour of the
Saharawi people through culture and art.
The event was marked by musical concerts, expositions of photos,
conferences on human rights and debates on literature and
poetry.
It generated an increasing interest because "the authenticity
and richness of the Saharawi culture, which played a determinant
role in the preservation of a national identity which is
attached to its origins and resisting to the Moroccan plans
aiming to erase it", he underlined.
"The visitors to the festival had the opportunity to closely
know the reality lived by the Saharawi people, to see many
facets of its legitimate struggle for freedom and independence
and to discover the unique Saharawi experience in the
edification of a modern society, a democratic society that is
attached to its identity but remains open to the world and to
other cultures".
On the other hand, the festival enabled to raise awareness about
the humanitarian situation that the Saharawi people live in the
occupied territories, "violations and intimidations exercised
against the Moroccan authorities".
The event also is the occasion to denude the real face of the
Moroccan regime that tries through propaganda and by all means
trying to occult the international public opinion.
The Saharawi representative underlined in this respect that "the
festival enabled to enlarge the campaign led by human rights
activists and Saharawi and international organisations to push
the European governments and other governments to compel Morocco
to put an end to the blind intimidation it exercise on the
helpless Saharawis in the occupied territories and respect of
their fundamental rights, especially the right to
self-determination''.
The festival was marked by the participation of delegations from
Algeria, Ireland, France, Germany, Norway, Chili and Brazil, "a
signal on the international character of the festival and the
increasing interest given to the Saharawi culture and
international support the Saharawi population have". (SPS)
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