The Clouds Seeking Poeple

wsnomad — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 6:09:18 +0900

Introduction Several Views of the Refuge Camps Housing and House Building Everyday Life -Water Supply -Solar Battery -Cocking and Cleaning -Children’s Everyday Life -Livestock - sheep・・・

Rabouni

wsnomad — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 6:02:18 +0900

Rabouni – Administrative Centre with the government in exile - Ministry of Health - Ministry of Information - Entrance to the accommodation for NGO-visitors - Accommodation - Entrance t・・・

Traditional costumes

wsnomad — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 5:20:46 +0900

- Men’s costume - Women’s costume - A traditional overcoat for women - A traditional sunshade cloth for outdoor works

Henna dying

wsnomad — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 5:11:33 +0900

- Utensils - Kneading of henna - Making patterns and spreading henna - Henna patterns on feet

Tea ceremony

wsnomad — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 5:02:26 +0900

The Sahrawi tea ceremony is spontaneous and relaxed, nevertheless elegant. It is the centre of spiritual gravity in their everyday life. Somebody begins to make tea. If this somebody is the host or ho・・・

Religious festival

wsnomad — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 1:59:11 +0900

The festival is called “Aid-a-lahum” and in a word-for-word translation it means “festival of meat” or “carnival”. - The inhabitants of the Aousserd-camp are gathering to pray together. - The pr・・・

Song festival

wsnomad — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 1:51:49 +0900

- The camp of the boarding school “The 27th of February” - Two scenes of the festival with a broadcasting team - Rehearsal - Oum Dlaila, a famous singer of Western Sahara

Traditional handicrafts

wsnomad — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 1:42:50 +0900

- An exhibition of traditional handicrafts - A traditional camel saddle - Making a rug - A picture of a traditional hunting scene - Traditional handicrafts

Rabouni

wsnomad — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 1:29:15 +0900

Rabouni – Administrative Centre with the government in exile - Ministry of Health - Ministry of Information - Entrance to the accommodation for NGO-visitors - Accommodation - Entrance to ・・・

A camp of the Moroccan POWs

wsnomad — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 1:20:14 +0900

- Minaret - Courtyard - A prayer in the courtyard

The vegetable garden of Smara

wsnomad — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 1:15:06 +0900

- Entrance to the vegetable garden - Two great tamarisks in the garden - A water pump and a water tank - An irrigation ditch - A protection screen against sandstorm - Compost - Entra・・・

Medical care

wsnomad — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 7:35:28 +0900

- The central hospital in Rabouni - The dental clinic of the central hospital - A vegetable garden of the central hospital - The hospital of Smara - A doctor (right) with her assistants, A・・・

Education centre in Sumara

wsnomad — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 7:28:19 +0900

Education centre for mentally handicapped children in Sumara - The house of the centre - The director of the centre takes his children with his car every morning. - Before the lessons they p・・・

Outing to the dune

wsnomad — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 7:18:20 +0900

- On the way - A view from the top of the sand hill - A tea break at the foot of the sand hill - On the dune

Tifariti – A province in the freed zone

wsnomad — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 7:06:46 +0900

- On the way to Western Sahara - Western Sahara is rich of prehistoric engravings: this one shows an animal like a female impala. - An observation post near the demarcation line - A cat at th・・・

The Clouds Seeking Poeple

Contents

Rabouni

Traditional costumes

Henna dying

Tea ceremony

Religious festival

Song festival

Traditional handicrafts

Rabouni

A camp of the Moroccan POWs

The vegetable garden of Smara

Medical care

Education centre in Sumara

Outing to the dune

Tifariti – A province in the freed zone