Ninety percent of cancer patients in Mauritania, most of whom are poor, have no medical insurance to help them bear the high costs of treatment.Jusoor Post sheds light on the suffering of those patients who are in need of the state’s help to overcome...

In Mauritania, beauty has a different definition. It is associated with obesity. Girls at the age of marriage should be fat to get a good groom quickly, as they are in the belief of that being fat is a sign of richness and wealth besides beauty, rega...