by Global Voices for Global Voices July 25, 2008 On July 5, Global Voices started its coverage of the Sahrawi blogosphere with a post on a new satellite television station in the region. The post, by Yazan Badran, focused on the Arabic-language constituency of the Sahrawi blogosphere. That post was quickly followed by one from Renata Avila on poetry and the Spanish language, quoting Sahrawi bloggers in Spanish. Both posts were met with strong reactions, both positive and negative. Although most Sahrawis speak Arabic or Spanish as a first language, some choose to blog in English; some live abroad, others in Morocco or Western Sahara. Still others are Sahrawi supporters from other countries. I will attempt to convey what all of them, regardless of political affiliation or beliefs, are talking about in this important region....
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