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  • The Long End of Slavery in the Maghreb

    While the end of slavery has been the subject of much research, its history is so diverse and complex that many of its dimensions remain understudied. M’hamed Oualdi‘s new project contributes to this body of research by seeking to uncover the transnational dimensions of this history in North Africa through an examination of the writings of slaves for this region from mid-18th century to the 1930s. The European Research Council selected this very innovative project in a highly competitive process. Interview.

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    Tags : Maghreb, slavery, North Africa, 

  • Mauritania lockdown: helping the most vulnerable

    Back in March, the Mauritanian government acted swiftly – banning travel between regions, restricting outings and gatherings and imposing a curfew between 6pm and 6am. All markets were closed and only food shops remained open. Police vehicles…

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    Tags : Mauritania, slavery, covid 19,

  • Mauritania is a heaven of tolerance

    The allegations that Mauritania is a new apartheid are monstruously wrong. The so-called human rights activists who claimed it do not mean it at all; it is an overstatement wrongly and unashamed voiced to mislead the international community for…

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    Tags : Mauritania, slavery, racism,

  • Activists warn over slavery as Mauritania joins UN human rights council

    Mauritania is backsliding in efforts to eliminate descent-based slavery, an activist and opposition member has warned, as the West African country joined the UN Human Rights Council for the first time this week. Biram Dah Abeid called on other UN members to pressure Mauritania, the last country…

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    Tags : Mauritania, slavery,

  • Mauritanian Anti-Slavery and Iranian Women Rights Activist Presented Awards

    GENEVA (IDN) – Biram Dah Abeid, a descendant of former slaves who has been called “the Nelson Mandela of Mauritania”, and Shaparak Shajarizadeh, a prominent Iranian women’s rights activist have been honoured for their courage to fight …

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    Tags : Mauritania, slavery,