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Mauritanian women take lead in preventing extremism

Anne-Fleur Lespiaut in Nouakchott, Mauritania
August 15, 2024

The women known as Mourchidates have long been key figures in Mauritanian society, as religious teachers and family counselors. For the past three years, they've also been engaged in dialogue with jihadis and those vulnerable to extremist ideology within their communities.

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