Behind the Blue Veil

The Tuareg people of the Sahara Desert are one of the world's last truly nomadic tribes. But their way of life is now under greater threat than ever before, from economic exploitation, from environmental catastrophe, from the scorn of their own government, from Islamist militants, and perhaps m...

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Other Authors: Infobase,, Journeyman Pictures (Firm)
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Journeyman Pictures (Firm), [2014]
Distributed by Infobase,
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (49 min., 47 sec.)) : sound, color.
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Table of Contents:
  • Tuareg Predicament
  • (2:33)
  • Mali's Indigenous People
  • (3:48)
  • Tuareg Culture and Poverty
  • (4:01)
  • Excluded from Development
  • (4:03)
  • Cultural Preservation vs. Modernization
  • (3:21)
  • Damaging Colonial Policies
  • (3:20)
  • Mali Land Privatization
  • (2:11)
  • Tuareg Rebellions
  • (3:08)
  • Ignoring the Al-Qaeda Threat
  • (3:13)
  • National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
  • (2:26)
  • Islamic Militant Takeover
  • (3:28)
  • Fleeing Al-Qaeda
  • (3:35)
  • Racial and Ethnic Conflicts
  • (2:46)
  • War on Terrorism in Mali
  • (3:47)
  • Threats to Tuareg Existence
  • (1:29)
  • Credits: Behind the Blue Veil
  • (2:28)