TY - ADVS AU - Arregi,Aitor AU - Baker,James Addison AU - Garano,Jon AU - Husain,Mishal AU - Sanders,Jay O. ED - Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) ED - WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) TI - Sahara marathon AV - DT346.S7 S24 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Princeton, N.J. PB - Films for the Humanities & Sciences KW - Marathon running KW - Western Sahara KW - Politics and government KW - 1975- N1 - Originally aired as in 2004 as an episode of the television program Wide angle; Narrator, Jay O. Sanders; host, Mishal Husain N2 - The story of a unique marathon that is staged annually in one of the world's most punishing deserts in the hope of drawing attention to the plight of the Sahrawi people. Torn by years of bitter guerilla warfare fought against Morocco's annexation of Western Sahara in 1976, the Sahrawi are still waiting for the referendum on sovereignty promised in a UN-brokered cease-fire over a decade ago. In addition, host Mishal Husain discusses the conflict with former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker ER -