http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/mauritania 2008-10-28T21:31:22Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48735-africa-uncovered-mauritania-fat-or-fiction-11-aug-08-part-2 2008-10-28T21:31:22Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X6VrzGWCq2I&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X6VrzGWCq2I&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48735-africa-uncovered-mauritania-fat-or-fiction-11-aug-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/58721" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Big is often regarded as beautiful in Mauritania, but the controversial act of force-feeding is still practiced in some parts of the country.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/48735-africa-uncovered-mauritania-fat-or-fiction-11-aug-08-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48697-africa-uncovered-mauritania-fat-or-fiction 2008-10-28T21:31:21Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/25DxHXz8ZUQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/25DxHXz8ZUQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48697-africa-uncovered-mauritania-fat-or-fiction"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/58671" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>When it comes to the nation of female beauty, Nouakchot to day is a place of contrast to most other world capitals. On these streets it is a fat woman who turns heads - not a thin one. In Mauritania slim is not 'in' - but is force-feeding a justifiable practice to meet the local beauty standard?</p> </div> <a href="/blog/48697-africa-uncovered-mauritania-fat-or-fiction">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48560-oil-cia-and-coups-in-mauritania-with-u-s-fmr-ambassador-peck 2008-10-30T03:31:26Z rattansifan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/17Ss4RS3mFs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/17Ss4RS3mFs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48560-oil-cia-and-coups-in-mauritania-with-u-s-fmr-ambassador-peck"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/58498" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Afshin Rattansi in Tehran talks to U.S. Former Ambassador to Mauritania, Edward Peck about possible scenarios in the oil-rich West African nation of Mauritania. <br />NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, August 5, 2008/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement on August 1, 2008 in Nouakchott at the conclusion of his visit to Mauritania:</p> <p> </p> <p>"It has been a great pleasure to visit Mauritania. I wish to thank the President, Mr. Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi for the warm hospitality extended by the Mauritanian government to participants in the seminar for African Governors of the IMF and the World Bank.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/48560-oil-cia-and-coups-in-mauritania-with-u-s-fmr-ambassador-peck">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48558-peck-2-mpg 2008-10-30T03:31:26Z rattansifan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VQIU5puYH4s&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VQIU5puYH4s&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48558-peck-2-mpg"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/58494" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>peck-2.mpg</p> </div> <a href="/blog/48558-peck-2-mpg">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48467-inside-story-mauritania-s-political-puzzle-07-aug-08-part-2 2008-10-28T21:30:33Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9I_KcFKmxb0&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9I_KcFKmxb0&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48467-inside-story-mauritania-s-political-puzzle-07-aug-08-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/58354" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The Mauritanian army puts soldiers on the streets of the capital, and the civilian leadership in detention, as it takes power of Mauritanian in a coup. The military junta deposed the government just over a year after country's first democratic elections since independence in the 1960's. The coup leaders promised to hold fresh elections "as soon as possible". Inside story asks: is it a set back for democracy? Or setting the right democratic path after a power struggle at the top?</p> </div> <a href="/blog/48467-inside-story-mauritania-s-political-puzzle-07-aug-08-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48466-inside-story-mauritania-s-political-puzzle-07-aug-08-part-1 2008-10-28T21:30:33Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GChnx6xfrW4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GChnx6xfrW4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48466-inside-story-mauritania-s-political-puzzle-07-aug-08-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/58353" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The Mauritanian army puts soldiers on the streets of the capital, and the civilian leadership in detention, as it takes power of Mauritanian in a coup. The military junta deposed the government just over a year after country's first democratic elections since independence in the 1960's. The coup leaders promised to hold fresh elections "as soon as possible". Inside story asks: is it a set back for democracy? Or setting the right democratic path after a power struggle at the top?</p> </div> <a href="/blog/48466-inside-story-mauritania-s-political-puzzle-07-aug-08-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48207-protests-for-and-against-mauritania-s-coup-07-aug-08 2008-10-28T21:29:44Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Brezg88Kj38&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Brezg88Kj38&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48207-protests-for-and-against-mauritania-s-coup-07-aug-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/58030" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Security forces in Mauritania have used force to disperse crowds, protesting against the leaders of the military coup.</p> <p>The generals who removed the president and prime minister from power on Wednesday, have promised to hold free and fair elections, as soon as possible.</p> <p>On the streets of the capital, rallies have been held both for and against the coup.</p> <p>Our correspondent, Mohamed Vall reports from Nouakchott.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/48207-protests-for-and-against-mauritania-s-coup-07-aug-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/48099-mauritanian-military-stages-coup-6-aug-08 2008-10-28T15:31:42Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XUjMRpYlO9Q&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XUjMRpYlO9Q&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/48099-mauritanian-military-stages-coup-6-aug-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/57890" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A military coup in Mauritania brings opposition supporters out in celebration, and puts the country's democratically elected leaders in jail.</p> <p>Mauritania, in the north-west of Africa, has been gripped by political uncertainty since its government faced a no-confidence vote last month.</p> <p>The president and other key leaders are being held by the army. The head of Mauritania's presidential guard has declared himself in charge.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Dorsa Jabbari reports.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/48099-mauritanian-military-stages-coup-6-aug-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/46677-no-justice-for-mauritania-s-rape-victims-24-jul-08 2008-10-28T03:30:56Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cmH8npVhdDQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cmH8npVhdDQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/46677-no-justice-for-mauritania-s-rape-victims-24-jul-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/55126" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>In the last year in Mauritania's capital, Nouakchott, the number of reported sexual assaults has tripled.</p> <p>But rape convictions in the north-west African country remain rare.</p> <p>Charity groups say its because judges are poorly educated about sexual violence, and outdated laws make it difficult to bring rapists to justice.</p> <p>Zeina Awad has this report.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/46677-no-justice-for-mauritania-s-rape-victims-24-jul-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/41329-mauritania-s-battle-with-fake-medication-07-june-08 2008-10-20T15:31:23Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f3xmKCooPiM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/f3xmKCooPiM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/41329-mauritania-s-battle-with-fake-medication-07-june-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/46589" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The fastest growing organised crime in the world is the counterfeiting of pharmaceuticals - and it has deadly consequences.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Dorsa Jabari reports on Mauritania in Africa, where counterfeit medication is rife.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/41329-mauritania-s-battle-with-fake-medication-07-june-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/40414-interview-with-director-abderrahmane-sissako 2008-10-27T21:31:21Z linktv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iIGzUN1p2sw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iIGzUN1p2sw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/40414-interview-with-director-abderrahmane-sissako"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/45593" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>For more: <a href="http://linktv.org/cinemondo">linktv.org</a> <br />Peter Scarlet interviews Abderrahmane Sissako, the director of "Waiting for Happiness." Find out more about the making of this carefully observed film about a young man's return to the traditional Mauritanian village of his youth, and hear more about Sissako's latest film, "Bamako."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/40414-interview-with-director-abderrahmane-sissako">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/36231-the-train-that-keeps-mauritania-connected-19-april-08 2008-10-18T09:31:51Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EpLQBgT-fHU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EpLQBgT-fHU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/36231-the-train-that-keeps-mauritania-connected-19-april-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/40628" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>The West African country of Mauritania is host to one of the longest trains in the world.</p> <p>The train is mainly used to transport iron ore from the mines to ports on the Atlantic Ocean, but it also provides a lifeline for many Mauritanians who live deep in the Sahara desert.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker has the story.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/36231-the-train-that-keeps-mauritania-connected-19-april-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/34998-mauritanian-forces-battle-al-qaeda-suspects-08-mar-08 2008-10-17T09:30:43Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EtZEeNJliqw&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EtZEeNJliqw&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/34998-mauritanian-forces-battle-al-qaeda-suspects-08-mar-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/38469" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>There has been fierce fighting on the outskirts of Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital. </p> <p>Security forces have been battling fighters suspected of having links to al-Qaeda.</p> <p>Clayton Swisher reports on the recent unrest in the country.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/34998-mauritanian-forces-battle-al-qaeda-suspects-08-mar-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/29983-mauritanian-refugees-return-home-22-feb-08 2008-10-23T03:30:36Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7c4jGpWIPyU&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7c4jGpWIPyU&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/29983-mauritanian-refugees-return-home-22-feb-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32284" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Thousands of Mauritanian refugees have returned home after fleeing to Senegal nearly 20 years ago, due from race riots.</p> <p>In the second of Al Jazeera's special reports on Mauritania, Casey Kauffman visited a village where there are concerns over the impact of returning refugees.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/29983-mauritanian-refugees-return-home-22-feb-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/29909-first-person-benta-yero-returns-to-mauritania-21-feb-08 2008-10-21T21:30:10Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vyMRpY0p_OM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vyMRpY0p_OM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/29909-first-person-benta-yero-returns-to-mauritania-21-feb-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/32195" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Benta Yero is returning to her home country, Mauritania, after spending nearly 20 years as a refugee in neighbouring Senegal.</p> <p>It comes after Mauritania's president said he would make the safe return of refugees a priority, marking a change in policy which previously denied rights for black Mauritanians.</p> <p>Benta tells Al Jazeera her story.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/29909-first-person-benta-yero-returns-to-mauritania-21-feb-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/27934-mosaic-news-02-01-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east 2009-01-02T07:08:08Z linktv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vUJmGG9TdFY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vUJmGG9TdFY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/27934-mosaic-news-02-01-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/30036" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>For more: <a href="http://linktv.org/originalseries">linktv.org</a> <br />"Women suicide bombers kill 72 in attacks on Baghdad markets," Al Arabiya TV, UAE <br />"Israeli Embassy Attacked in Mauritania," Dubai TV, UAE <br />"Government Forces Clash with Rebels in Chad," Al Jazeera TV, Qatar <br />"Egypt & Iran Talk About Restoring Relations," Egypt Satellite Channel, Egypt <br />"Motaki Receive Support on Iran's Nuclear Program," IRIB2 TV, Iran <br />"Human Rights Watch Condemns US," Abu Dhabi TV, UAE <br />"Snow Destroys Crops in Lebanon," NBN TV, Lebanon <br />"Famous Lebanese Singer Causes a Storm After Singing in Syria," Al Jazeera English, Qatar <br />"MIR: Obama a Winner in the Middle East," Link TV, USA <br />Produced for Link TV by Jamal Dajani.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/27934-mosaic-news-02-01-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east">Watch the video</a>