DEAR ESSA,
Thank you for still having the forworded appeal"support mauritanian people"
in mind.your mail is already sent to the organisation concern to address
the points raised.
.
GLORY TO THE HERIOC ANCESTORS
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From: Elow Wole <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2000 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: SUPPORT MAURITANIAN PEOPLE
> "Time is crucial in the fight against the evil system in Mauritania before
> it becomes uncontrollable." Thanks for forwarding this article.
>
> I probably can't, but even if I can, I won't! At least they ain't getting
> killed, simply deported. Let's talk about our struggles in Gambia... I
> firmly believe that if Africa was left untarnished from the beginning of
> time, Africans would dominate the world we lived in today.
>
> Essa
>
> >From: fatou sowe <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> ><[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Fw: SUPPORT MAURITANIAN PEOPLE
> >Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 15:01:06 +0200
> >
> >FWD
> >-----
> > > >RESOLUTION FROM THE SEMINAR ORGANISED BY ARIBIS (Africa Research and
> > > >Information Bureau in Sweden), on the 7th October 2000.
> > > >
> > > >Subject: THE HISTORY AND STRUGGLE OF THE MAURITANIAN PEOPLE .
> > > >
> > > >INTRODUCTION
> > > >
> > > >Mauritania lies in the north-west of Africa covering an area of about
> >one
> > > >million and seventy thousand square kilometer (1 070 000 km2).
> > > >It borders the Atlantic to the west, Senegal to the south, Mali to
the
> > > >south-east, Algeria to the north and the Western Sahara to the
> >north-west.
> > > >The country is flat, lies in the heart of the Sahel, mostly dry and
> > > >desertic. Infact, the process of desertification is rapidly consuming
> >the
> > > >southern belt of the country, thus threatening the ecosystem of the
> >entire
> > > >area.
> > > >
> > > >As it is today, Mauritania is peopled by about two million five
hundred
> > > >(2.5million) Black Africans and Arabo-Berbers. The Black Africans who
> >make
> > > >up more than half of the total population are divided into the
> >following
> > > >ethnic groups:
> > > >
> > > > a.. Fulbes (Fulanis, Toucoulor, Haalpularen, Peul or Fulata).
> >Their
> > > >language is called Pulaar or Fulfulbe.
> > > > a.. Soninkes or Sarakhoule. Their language is also called
Soninke
> >or
> > > >Sarakhoule.
> > > > a.. Wolofs and their language is called Wolof.
> > > > a.. Bambaras and their language is called Bambara.
> > > >
> > > >The Arabo-Berbers on the other hand are divided into two groups:
> > > >
> > > > a.. White Moors called Beydan
> > > > a.. Black Moors called Haraatin (former and present slaves) who
> >had
> > > >been kidnapped into slavery by the Berbers and later on assimilated
> >into
> > > >the Arab-North African culture as the lowest social segment in that
> > > >society.
> > > >
> > > >Both the white and black moors speak an Arabic dialect called
Hassanya.
> >The
> > > >white moors would like to call themselves Arabs while the black moors
> >stick
> > > >to calling themselves Mauritanians.
> > > >
> > > >Apart from having Islam as their single, common religion and living
in
> >the
> > > >same geographical location, the Black Africans who live mainly in the
> > > >south-east of the country and the Arabo-Berbers who used to live in
the
> > > >north before they were pushed to the south by the drought, have
little
> >in
> > > >common.
> > > >
> > > >The socio-political structure in Mauritania is similar and comparable
> >only
> > > >to the former South African Apartheid system. The only difference
being
> > > >that the Apartheid in the latter was constitutionalized while in the
> >former
> > > >it is just practised quietly. This structure is based on racist
> >premises
> >to
> > > >ensure Arab domination. A structure that allows the minority to rule
> >over
> > > >the majority hard handedly.
> > > >
> > > >Therefore, it has been difficult and impossible for the two ethnic
> >groups,
> > > >Black Africans and Berbers, which inhabit the country to live
together
> >in
> > > >peace. Since independence, the country has been ruled by different
> >Berber
> > > >regimes. What all these regimes have in common is that they have been
> > > >openly racist against the Black people in the country. They have been
> > > >embarking on a systematic process of building up a socio-political
and
> > > >economic system that would give the Berbers the opportunity to
dominate
> >all
> > > >important position and everything that is good in the country.
> > > >
> > > >There are records of the regimes using conflict situations as an
excuse
> >to
> > > >carryout the most savage attacks against the Black community. These
> >attacks
> > > >have been waged in the form of:
> > > >
> > > > a.. Collective dismissal of Black people from the civil service
> >and
> > > >purging of Black officers from the army, police and national guard,
> > > > a.. Indiscriminate arrests of innocent people, mass detentions
and
> > > >imprisonments without charge or trial of men, women and school
> >children,
> > > > a.. Emptying hundreds of villages of their African inhabitants
who
> > > >would be loaded in military trucks and then deported to Senegal or
> >Mali.
> > > >
> > > >More than 100,000 (one hundred thousand) Black Mauritanians have been
> > > >deported in that manner. All that in a futile attempt by the regime
in
> > > >trying to clean the country of itīs Black population, and to give the
> > > >impression to the international community that Mauritania is 100%
Arab.
> > > >
> > > >The Berber military regime both manipulates and falsifies all
documents
> >and
> > > >statistical data to hide these fascist policies which have been
worked
> >out
> > > >to oppress the Black community. The official violations of Black
> >peopleīs
> > > >human and national rights have encouraged and helped perpetuate the
> > > >practice of slavery and slave trade within the Berber community in
the
> > > >country. In this criminal violation of basic human rights, the regime
> >has
> > > >been receiving massive moral and material support from different Arab
> > > >countries.
> > > >
> > > >Though this Arabo-Berber conspiracy has been going on for many, many
> >years,
> > > >it has not yet attracted the interests of the international human
> >rights
> > > >activists or mass media sufficiently. The state is doing all it can
to
> > > >prevent its inhuman violations of the Black peopleīs national rights
to
> > > >reach out to world opinion.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >THE SEMINAR RESOLUTION
> > > >
> > > >Rallying behind ARIBIS, the participants at the seminar would like to
> > > >extend their sincere gratitude to the representative of FLAM () for
the
> > > >very good and informative deliberation on THE HISTORY AND STRUGGLE OF
> >THE
> > > >MAURITANIAN PEOPLE AGAINST THE ARABO-BERBER OPPRESSION, EXPANSION AND
> > > >GENOCIDE.
> > > >
> > > >Time is crucial in the fight against the evil system in Mauritania
> >before
> > > >it becomes uncontrollable. In that vein, the participants at the
> >seminar
> > > >support the struggle under the banner of FLAM -african front for the
> >liberation of mauritania-for justice, freedom,
> > > >equality and transparency in Mauritania and agreed on the following:
> > > >
> > > > a.. To appeal to all the people of the world to condemn the
> > > >Mauritanian racist regime.
> > > >
> > > > b.. To appeal to groups, organisations, people of well meaning
etc
> >to
> > > >support FLAM for a better Mauritania.
> > > > a.. To help in spreading objective and concrete information
about
> >the
> > > >regimeīs violations of human and national rights of the majority of
the
> > > >people that it is supposed to serve.
> > > > a.. To help in exposing and putting an end to the Arab
involvement
> >and
> > > >participation in this gross crime.
> > > >
> > > > b.. To extend real and effective support for and solidarity with
> >the
> > > >Black people to speed up their struggle to dismantle the racist
regime
> >in
> > > >order to build a New Democratic and Better Mauritania where both
ethnic
> > > >groups shall enjoy their right to be different and free from the
wreath
> >of
> > > >racist dictatorship.
> > > > a.. To appeal to progressive individuals, groups, organisations
> >etc,
> > > >to send protest letters to the Mauritanian racist regime.
> > > >
> > > > b.. To send appeal letters to the UN, OAU, None-Aligned
Movements
> >etc,
> > > >to put pressure on this racist regime for democratisation and to
force
> >the
> > > >regime to make the result of the demographic census public.
> > > >
> > > >for more infomation
> > FLAM
> > BP 5811
> > DAKAR-FANN
> > SENEGAL
> > WEBBSITE-HTTP:/membres.tripod.fr/flamnet/
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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