Nadhira Mohamed Explained

Nadhira Mohamed (born 1989) is a Spain-based Sahrawi activist and actress. She has been described by some academics as the first Sahrawi actress.[1] [2]

Early life

Nadhira Mohamed, also known as Nadhira Luchaa Mohamed-Lamin or Nadhira Mohamed Buhoy, was born in a refugee camp in Tindouf, Algeria, in 1989.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Her father was the Polisario Front co-founder Luchaa Mohamed Lamin, and her native language is Hassaniya Arabic.[7]

Career

Mohamed is an actress and activist based in Valencia, Spain, having moved to the country in 2002.[8] [9] [10]

Her first major acting role was in the 2011 film Wilaya, also known as Tears of Sand. The film took place in the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, where Mohamed herself once lived.

She was discovered and chosen to appear in the film when the filmmaker came across a photograph of her participating in a protest led by the Sahrawi activist Aminetu Haidar.[11]

Mohamed won the Best Actress award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in 2011 for her performance of the lead role of Fatimetu in Wilaya.[12] The Moroccan delegation left the room in protest when she was announced as the winner, due to the ongoing Western Sahara conflict.[13]

Mohamed was also a candidate for the Goya Award for Best New Actress in 2013, though she was not nominated.[14]

Mohamed later appeared in the 2015 documentary Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara.

References

  1. Book: Cinema of the Arab World : contemporary directions in theory and practice. 2020. Palgrave Macmillan. Ginsberg, Terri., Lippard, Chris.. 978-3-030-30081-4. Cham. 1144896441.
  2. Book: Ginsberg. Terri. Lippard. Chris. Historical dictionary of Middle Eastern cinema. 978-1-5381-3905-9. Second. Lanham. 1141042069.
  3. Web site: Wilaya. 2021-01-10. City Libraries, City of Gold Coast. en.
  4. Web site: Jose. J. L. P.. 2012-05-07. LA Historia Personal de Nadhira Mohamed, Hija de un Jefe del Frente Polisario y Protagonista de "Wilya". 2021-01-10. No Solo Cine. es.
  5. Web site: Babativa. David. 40 Años del Frente Polisario. 2021-01-10. GEA Photowords. es.
  6. Web site: 2012-01-11. Wilaya, una historia de mujeres saharauis. 2021-01-10. 21.
  7. Web site: Usi. Eva. 2012-02-14. "Wilaya": la vida en los campamentos saharauis. 2021-01-10. Deutsche Welle. es-ES.
  8. Web site: The Remarkable Artists and Activists of the Western Sahara. Cultures of Resistance.
  9. Web site: Merino. Raquel. 2012-04-25. Nadhira Mohamed y Memona Mohamed, actrices de 'Wilaya': "Queremos que se sepa de lo que son capaces las mujeres saharauis". 2021-01-10. Diario Sur. es-ES.
  10. Web site: 2012-04-24. 'Wilaya', una incursión en la vida de los campamentos saharauis. 2021-01-10. La Vanguardia. es.
  11. Web site: 2011-05-08. "Wilaya", un filme rodado íntegramente en los campos de refugiados saharauis. 2021-01-10. TeleCinco. es-ES.
  12. Web site: 2013-07-17. Spanish Department Hosts Film Festival this Fall. 2021-01-10. Southwestern University. en.
  13. Web site: 2012-05-03. 'Wilaya', un cine comprometido con el Sáhara. 2021-01-10. Fotogramas. es-ES.
  14. Web site: 2013. Wilaya. 2021-01-10. Premios Goya. es.

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