Bilbao (Basque Country) Dec 5, 2015 (SPS) - Saharawi researcher Malainin Slama earned Thursday a doctorate in Social Sciences and Communication at the University of the Basque Country (UPV / EHU) with his PhD thesis under the theme "Saharawi National Radio, 40 years of airwaves, the voice of a people."
With the outstanding distinction "Cum Laude", Doctor Malainin Slama has dedicated his thesis to "all those who have died and those who live so that the Sahrawi people's voice can be heard".
The judges, chaired by the Vice Dean of the UPV / EHU, D. Carmelo Garitaonandia, recognized the excellence of the thesis and stressed the importance of this work at the time when the Saharawi National Radio is forty years old, stressing that "this thesis, also shows the ability of Saharawi scholars to investigate their own history. "
The presentation of the thesis was attended by teachers and students of the University of the Basque country (UPV/EHU) and members of the Sahrawi community. (SPS)
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