print email comment close Sahara Marathon URL: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/sahara-marathon/introduction/853/ Description: Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Wide Angle program about a marathon held "in the Western Sahara refugee camps near Tindouf, Algeria. This is located in western Algeria near Morocco, Western Sahara, and Mauritania." The site features information about this race to benefit the Sahrawi (Arab nomads of Western Sahara), including a photo essay and personal narrative about the race. Also includes a guide to other "extreme" marathons and information about U.N. peacekeeping operations. Publisher: Educational Broadcasting Corporation, Inc. Extra Keywords United Nations North Africa Spanish Sahara Library of Congress Subject Headings: Marathon running Refugees -- Algeria Running races Western Sahara LII Database Information: Record 768 created by Maria Brandt on 08/22/2005 Last modification on 09/29/2009 Published: 08/22/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/768