# From Palestine to Western Sahara, the struggle is one. With Najla Mohamed-Lamin.

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Published: 2025-03-20T18:05:24+00:00
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Share your thoughts on this series by filling out our listener survey. 2025 marks 50 years since Morocco invaded Western Sahara, forcibly displacing the Sahrawi people into neighbouring Algeria. Women’s rights and climate activist Najla Mohamed-Lamin joins us from the Sahrawi refugee camps to talk about the multigenerational impact of 50 years of forced exile, and the common struggles of Indigenous peoples around the world. Read NI554: Treaty / NI545: Decolonize now / NI540: Take back the land Host: Maxine Betteridge-Moes Credits: Maxine Betteridge-Moes (Producer, Digital Editor), Amy Hall, Bethany Rielly, Conrad Landin, Nick Dowson (Co-Editors), Paula Lacey (Editorial Assistant), Samuel Rafanell-Williams (Sound Design), Nazik Hamza (Audio Editor), Mari Fouz (Logo Design) Guest: Najla Mohammed-Lamine Further reading from this episode: With all eyes on Gaza, Morocco strengthens its hold on Western Sahara (Maxine Betteridge-Moes, New Internationalist ) Love Locked Up (Maxine Betteridge-Moes, New Internationalist ) Spotlight: Aziza Brahim (Graeme Green, New Internationalist) A new dawn? Western Sahara and the Arab Spring (Jeremy Corbyn & Stefan Simanowitz, New Internationalist ) War and Peace in Western Sahara (New Internationalist Issue #297) Subscribe to read in our digital archive. How Sahrawis See the Western Sahara Conflict (Najla Mohamed-Lamin, The National Interest) Support the Almasar Library Centre No billionaires. No media moguls. No corporate ads. Just truly independent, co-operative media. Donate today: a.nin.tl/2B Subscribe today and use the code THEWORLDUNSPUN for 20% off your first year of a print or digital subscription.

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