Moktar ould daddah biography sample
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Watan-Mauritania’s position on the Palestinian cause has been a central pillar of its foreign policy, especially during the presidency of Moktar Ould Daddah, the country’s first president, who led Mauritania from its independence in 1960 until his overthrow in a military coup in 1978.
Daddah’s policies played a crucial role in shaping the country’s international relations, emphasizing his unwavering support for the Palestinian people and their struggle for liberation.
Before delving into Daddah’s significant efforts to counter Israeli influence in Africa, it is essential to review his broader stance on the Palestinian cause, how it guided Mauritania’s foreign policy, and how he contributed to promoting the issue on the global stage. Additionally, we will explore examples of the support Mauritania provided to Palestinians during his rule.
The Presence of the Palestinian Cause in Mauritania
Dr. Mohamed Mokhtar Sidi Mohamed Al-Hadi, a professor of contemporary history at the
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Jean-Philippe Dedieu. 2011. “Daddah, Moktar Ould.” In Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Emmanuel K. Akyeampong (eds), Dictionary of African Biography, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 151-153.
DADDAH, MOKTAR OULD medium, which enabled her “to compose complete poems with a just and perfect balance.” She was also befriended by the religious scholar and jurist Sheikh Nureni Mohammed Sabir, and at his behest Dada Masiti composed her most famous poem, “Ater Life, Comes Death: When the Sheikh Dies, No One Should Weep.” In her old age Dada Masiti witnessed the revival of the Islamic religious brotherhoods (tariqas), two of which, the Qadiriyya and the Ahmadiyya, were especially active in Brava. To counter the encroachment of Western colonialism and Islamic modernism, the tariqas strived to spread the views of traditional Islam among all those who did not know Arabic and therefore had no direct tillgång to religious texts (especially women and the underprivileged). Poetry in the vernacular was
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Islamists have become an important political force in Mauritania since formal Islamist associations first emerged in the 1970s. Islamist activism has contributed to the ongoing Islamization of Mauritanian society, as fryst vatten evident from the proliferation of mosques and Islamic associations in the capital, Nouakchott, and elsewhere. In the 1990s, political liberalization allowed Islamists to participate in elections as independents, and since its legalization in 2007, Tewassoul, the strongest Islamist party in Mauritania today, has become a significant minority voice in the country’s politics and has built ties with Islamists elsewhere in the Arab world. These moderate Islamists who participate in elections hold different beliefs and goals from Mauritania’s jihadist fringe.
Overall, Mauritanian Islamism does not currently pose a threat to the United States. The mainstream of the movement appears committed to democracy and, even so, is unlikely to take power. Islamist parties like Tewass