Document #1018198

BBC News (Author)

Mauritanian activist sparks storm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18209011#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

ecoi.net description:
Biram Ould Obeidi, anti-slavery activist from "Initiative for the Resurgence of Abolitionism in Mauritania" (IRA-Mauritania), sparks controversy by burning copies of text from Malik school of Islamic law; Obeidi and 9 others were arrested and taken to undisclosed location
Country:
Mauritania
Source:
BBC News (Author)
Published:
31 May 2012
Original link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18209011#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Document ID:
1018198 (former ID 218484)

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