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Friday, April 18, 2008
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Pictures of the Week: April 12-18
An intriguing photo. Looking like a something out of a yet unreleased Star Wars movie, this photo shows a Saharawi woman standing beside a traditional tent at Dakhla's refugee camp near Tindouf in southwestern Algeria. I was drawn in by the contrast of the bright colors of the clothing against the monochromatic earth tones of the background.
Although a former colony of Spain, the Western Sahara, home of the Saharawi, was annexed by Morocco in 1975. The refugee camps were established to accommodate those fleeing the violence caused by conflict between the Polisario Front fighting for self-rule and Morocco.
And the refugee camps exist still. See this and other top photos from the past week by going to our Pictures of the Week gallery.
-Lee Van Grack
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6/27/08 9:29 PM
i like the designs on her dress.