Sahara

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In 1966, Duncan was working as a short-order cook at the Sahara, making 400 salads an hour, when she slipped on spilled grease, severely injuring her shoulder, hip and back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Western Sahara was a Spanish colony from 1884 to 1976.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

An armed conflict soon broke out between Morocco and Sahrawis fighters who formed the Polisario Front, demanding an independent Western Sahara.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Dr Andrea Maria Pelliconi, an expert in international human rights law at the University of Southampton, says airlines and booking sites "should distinguish Western Sahara as a territory with a different status from Morocco".

From BBC • May 24, 2026

He said, “Well, what would happen if a plane dropped you in the middle of the Sahara Desert and you picked up a single grain of sand with tweezers and moved it one millimeter?”

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer