The North Africa Journal: Tag: women,


Maghreb Women Series: Obesity in Mauritania [Video]
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The North Africa Journal on 18 March, 2010 10:07:00
 
Big is often regarded as beautiful in Mauritania, but the controversial act of
force-feeding is still practiced in some parts of the country.

Religious And Secular Forces Clash Over Women’s Status In Mediterranean World
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Nasima Alli on 21 July, 2009 01:12:00
 
New Book by Authors of American Religious Identification Survey:  The
Mediterranean world is a region in flux and under strain and poses striking
challenges to the many peoples who live there. That was the conclusion of a
group of researchers from nine countries who gathered in 2007 at what has been
called “an extraordinary meeting” of scholars representing “all of the
major faiths that crowd the Mediterranean shores.”