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

Prince Laurent of Belgium
I've experienced things I didn't want to know and I'm not happy at all with what's happening now. Those bad people will one day have to answer for their actions. I tell you again: in Libya there are people who have been murdered, because of the money that has been released here. And exactly no one has done it. ...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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