Western Sahara News

The Saharawi Tea Ceremony “Salam Aliukum,” she said With a smile as she greeted her guests She got up to reach for her tea set Offering the warmest of hospitality As she sat to get the tea ready Her warmness filled the room  With her colorful Melfaha and hands dipped in henna She is the leader of them all The beauty of beauty She represents the strength of every Saharawi woman She is the mother of the nation who’s history  She has engraved in her heart As she got ready for the sacred tea ceremony She turned to her guests with the following question; “Do you know the meaning of each round of tea?” They responded, “No, but please enlighten us with your wisdom.” She took the first small glass and filled it with black tea leaves, and then responded with seriousness, “The first round is bitter like life. When that bitterness hits us we must search for courage and strength, so we can overcome each obstacle with grace.”

The history of Mohamed Fadel Leili sadly is the history of a whole nation condemned to live under a brutal occupation of their homeland. Mohamed Fadel Leili, is Saharawi lawyer: "I continue with my promise to defend Saharawi suffering torture " Nobody else can understand better his clients: the Saharawi political prisoners. This lawyer, who was kidnapped for 16 years develops its professional activity in an occupied state, Western Sahara.  Mohamed Fadel Leili graduated in law after suffering forced disappearance in secret prisons along with his entire family. After his release, he returned to his life at the same point where they stole it from him and completed his studies. Currently, he completed his PhD in International Law, specializing in border conflicts in Africa before the International Court of The Hague. Today he had a hard day at work but, despite this, his shirt has no a single wrinkle and he keep a wise smile. He has just returned