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No Shame. No Sorrow. Divorce Means It’s Party Time in Mauritania.

June 4, 2023June 4, 2023Ruth Maclean and Laura BoushnakComments Off on No Shame. No Sorrow. Divorce Means It’s Party Time in Mauritania.
It is common for people in this West African desert nation to divorce many times. And when they do, the women celebrate.
Tagged Africa, Divorce, Separations and Annulments, Marriages, Mauritania, Muslims and Islam, vis-photo, Women and Girls
Ruth Maclean and Laura Boushnak
https://www.nytimes.com/section/world

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