81. Al-Ahram Weekly | International | Mauritania's Hour Postponed If mauritania s traditional ruling elite retain power indefinitely as now seems culture of this sprawling desert nation of three million people. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/664/in5.htm

13 - 19 November 2003 Issue No. 664 International Current issue Previous issue Site map Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 - NAVIGATION - Front page Egypt Region International Economy Opinion Press review Letters Culture Living Features Heritage Sports Chronicles Profile People Cartoons Crossword Listings/Timeout BOOKS SITE MAP ARCHIVES Text menu Comment Recommend Printer-friendly Mauritania's hour postponed Mauritanian President Mouawiya Ould Taya's sweeping victory at the polls this week might set the country on an irrevocable course of authoritarianism and racial discrimination, argues Gamal Nkrumah Click to view caption Supporters of Mauritanian President Mouawiya Ould Taya ululate and jubilate in the streets of the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott Mauritanian society is strictly divided into a rigid caste system that flies in the face of the country's supposed march towards democratisation and political liberalisation. The lighter-skinned Arabic-speaking Moors, after whom the country's name is derived, and who have in the pre-colonial, colonial and post- independence eras monopolised power in Mauritania, are not prepared or willing to relinquish power. If Mauritania's traditional ruling elite retain power indefinitely as now seems likely with the sweeping victory of President Mouawiya Ould Taya at the presidential polls last Friday then democratisation is nothing but a sham in Mauritania. Black Mauritanians, women and the underprivileged and politically marginalised must be given the right to have a say in the decision-making process.

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The Passport to Paradise gallery highlights the bold, visual images found all over Dakar by focusing upon the urban visual culture of the Mourides, a Senegalese Sufi movement centered upon the life and teachings of a local saint named Sheikh Amadou Bamba. Read our recently published guides to best practices in digitizing text and multimedia resources. Download them today from our "Best Practices" site. Fuuta Tooro Oral History Project The Fulbe people have played a prominent role in West African history, and a complete background on the Fuuta Tooro Oral History Project is available as part of this gallery. As cattle pastoralists, the Fulbe people spread across 2,000 miles of savanna land, from Senegambia in the west to Cameroun in the east, over the last one thousand years. As Muslim revolutionaries some of them established Islamic regimes over the last three centuries in four widely separated zones of the savanna. It was in these areas that they adapted the Arabic script to the writing of their language, Fulfulde, and developed other institutions for the dissemination of Islam in West Africa. More than any other single people, the Fulbe have led in the process whereby Islam has become the majority faith of the savanna region. The interviews below are representative samples from the collection still being digitized for this project.

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85. BUBL LINK: Mauritania Arab Net mauritania Brief details of the history and geography of mauritania,as well as business, culture, government and transport information. http://bubl.ac.uk/link/m/mauritania.htm

BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus Countries ... Z Mauritania Titles Descriptions Arab Net: Mauritania CIA World Factbook 2003: Mauritania Ethnologue Language Database: Mauritania Index on Africa: Mauritania ... World Travel Guide: Mauritania Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk Arab Net: Mauritania Brief details of the history and geography of Mauritania, as well as business, culture, government and transport information. Author: Subjects: mauritania DeweyClass: Resource type: documents CIA World Factbook 2003: Mauritania Basic reference information about Mauritania, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources. Author: CIA Subjects: mauritania DeweyClass: Resource type: document Ethnologue Language Database: Mauritania A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Mauritania, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness. Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics Subjects: mauritania DeweyClass: Resource type: document Index on Africa: Mauritania Links to a range of Internet resources about Mauritania.

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Français Contact Us Help Search ... Travel Reports Country Profile- Mauritania Geography and culture International affiliations Economic information Trade information ... Transnational issues Geographic and Cultural Information Official name : Islamic Republic of Mauritania (Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah) Location : North-West Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Senegal and Western Sahara Capital : Nouakchott Population : 2,747,312 (July 2001 est.) Climate : Constantly hot, dry, dusty Area : 1,030,700 sq km Languages : Arabic (official), French, Wolof, Pular, Soninke Religions : Islam National holidays : Independence Day (November 28), African Unity Day (May 25) Religious holidays : Id Al Fitr (end of Ramadan), Id Al Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice), Muharram (Islamic New Year's Day), Mouloud (Prophet's Birthday). Dates vary according to the Islamic lunar calendar. Institutional and Political Information Political system :Republic Legal system :Combination of Shari'a (Islamic law) and French civil law. National government : Bicameral legislature consists of the Senate or Majlis al-Shuyukh (56 seats, 17 up for election every two years, members elected by municipal leaders to serve six-year terms) and the National Assembly or Majlis al-Watani (79 seats, members elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms).

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88. Aljazeera.Net - Mauritania Country Profile mauritania is a northern African country, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, culture. A combination of Islamic, French and traditional African http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/411516DF-96DE-496A-9E13-2EB5E20C6FD4.htm

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91. Remarks At Ceremony On Signing Of Diplomatic Relations Israel-Mauritania - 28-Oc mauritania s history and culture make it devoutly Muslim. Its geography makes ita bridge between the Arab world and Africa. And today, the vision of its http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Speeches by Israeli leaders/1999/Remarks at

PH_DoValidation=true; My MFA Search Advanced search MFA newsletter MFA Government Policy statements Remarks at Ceremony on Signing of Diplomatic Relat Remarks at Ceremony on Signing of Diplomatic Relations Israel-Mauritania - 28-Oct-99 28 Oct 1999 Remarks at Ceremony on Signing of Diplomatic Relations between Israel and Mauritania Washington, D.C., October 28, 1999 Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel David Levy, and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Ahmed Ould Sid'Ahmed SECRETARY ALBRIGHT: I am honored, on behalf of the United States, to host Israeli Foreign Minister Levy and Mauritanian Foreign Minister Sid'Ahmed as they announce the decision of their countries to establish full diplomatic relations. That dry diplomatic phrase can mean a great deal in the daily life of two nations. It opens the door to commerce and cultural exchange and, just as important, to contact and understanding. It doesn't mean that two nations have settled all their differences. It does not mean that they see eye to eye on all questions. But it does mean that they have chosen to explore the possibilities of cooperation, and of finding ways to identify and advance mutual interests.

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93. Peace Corps Introduces Three Berkeley Grads By Way Of Mauritania mauritania is one of the largest countries on the African continent (think seminomadic culture with the devastation of draught, locust plagues, http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/05/09_mauritania.shtml

UC Berkeley Karen Kenney says goodbye to Cal Berkeley thinks new opera is da Bomb Point of view: What should Berkeley do differently? More news: Competitive UC salaries Tackling local problems Select one All stories by date economics Campus news Education Environment Events at Berkeley International affairs People Science Social science Students engineering UC Berkeley Web Feature Adriana Publico, Luke Filose, Annika Dubrall and companions in Mauritania Cal alumni club flourishes in West African desert By Luke W. Filose Peace Corps volunteer Luke Filose, who contributed this article, graduated from UC Berkeley in 1999 with a degree in political science. More Berkeley students have volunteered for the Peace Corps than from any other university. MAURITANIA, AFRICA It's not Timbuktu, but in some respects Mauritania is even more remote, and Annika Dubrall (2003, English/Political Science), Luke Filose (1999, Political Science) and Adriana Publico (2002, PEIS/French) were surprised to meet, each working for the Peace Corps, the United States' more than 40-year-old international volunteer program. "We never met in Berkeley," says Filose, who lives in Kiffa, a medium-sized city 600 kilometers east of the capital Nouakchott. "But I discovered that Annika and I share common friends, and Adriana and I were born in the same hospital in Los Angeles."

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96. Panapress Official Website France reaffirms support for African arts, culture Nouakchott, mauritania (PANA) mauritania is this week holding its first ever literary festival http://www.panapress.com/RubIndexlat.asp?code=eng006

97. CERD Considers Report Of Mauritania - [tamazgha] of human rights and to allow for a culture of human rights in mauritania. the languages spoken in mauritania and that every culture had its place. http://www.tamazgha.fr/article.php3?id_article=941

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100. Peace Corps | World Wise Schools | Water In Africa | Stories | Mauritania Water and culture. by Kerry Zahn, Paris, mauritania. mauritania forms the barrierbetween the Sahara and the rest of Africa and is a dry, arid country with http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/water/africa/countries/mauritania/waterculture2.ht

Water and Culture by Kerry Zahn , Paris, Mauritania Mauritania forms the barrier between the Sahara and the rest of Africa and is a dry, arid country with a precarious relationship with water. Because water is so precious it serves as an important part in the welcoming of a guest into one's home. Although most Mauritanians are not well off they will always go out of their way to make you feel welcome. This welcoming ceremony includes offering you a bath, making you tea (in three rounds with each round sweeter and weaker then the round before) and many times giving you "zrig," a drink made from soured milk and water and sweetened with sugar. Water is also used in many religious ceremonies. Mauritanians may go to the "marabout," or holy man, to consult him about an illness, who many times will write some Koranic verses on a wooden board. The marabout will use water to erase the words and that water will be considered holy. When people drink this special water they believe they will be cured of whatever is ailing them. My host sister, Maydala, has been suffering for many years from an ailment and three times a day she will drink water that the marabout has made especially for her. by Heather Cameron , Rosso, Mauritania Mauritanians are avid tea drinkers as are many North and West African peoples. They all share the same ceremonial customgreen tea with mint that has become a common part of every day life. In fact, this delicious tea is made in rounds of three glasses and drunk several times a day, including during the blazing afternoon heat. Water is used to meticulously clean the small glasses after each round, as well as to make the tea.

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