Mauritania

Books in this genre are set in or about Mauritania.

The Desert and the Drum
Guantánamo Diary: Restored Edition
The Actual True Story of Ahmed and Zarga
A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa
Deep in the Sahara
Sahara
The Shadow of the Sun
Islam's Black Slaves: The Other Black Diaspora
Travels in Mauritania
Barzakh: The Land In-Between
Eve out of Her Ruins
Dangerous Love: A True Story of Tragedy, Faith, and Forgiveness in the Muslim World
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Mohamed Bouya Bamba
To the Moon and Timbuktu: A Trek Through the Heart of Africa
Birds of Nabaa: A Mauritanian Tale

Prince Laurent of Belgium
I may not always be taken seriously. I often come off as rather humorous: not serious, not academic enough. But that is simply not my style. I regret that I often get comments about that. That people think I have no sense of reality. But people don't know me. Sometimes I find it really disturbing, the criticism I've been getting since I was young. I'm 55 now: if I had really done something wrong, it would have been known by now. ...more
Prince Laurent of Belgium

I withdraw once again in the contemplation of the desert and its sumptuous architecture. How is it possible to have such perfect curves with such pure lines, looking as if drawn for infinity but made of... sand, sculpted by the wind? The little wind furrows are almost the perfect mirror image of those left by the pulses of the sea in the sand of the estuaries and on the beaches.
Francoise Hivernel, 50 Camels and She's Yours

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