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"Our homeland will not be able to achieve economic growth or political development without promoting the right of both sexes to education and raising education quality in all levels."

Aminetou Mint El-Moctar
Aminetou Mint El-Moctar
Aminetou Mint El-Moctar is a Mauritanian politician and women's rights activist. She was shortlisted for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015 and is the first Mauritanian woman to be considered for the award.
"Our homeland will not be able to achieve economic growth or political development without promoting the right of both sexes to education and raising education quality in all levels."
"Mauritanian men often see large girls and women as more desirable."
"They take it as a sign of wealth and that a girl will make a good wife."
"These are pills meant for animals, which can be even more dangerous than eating too much food."