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| Mauritania disallows jail visits from veiled women |
| 2010-05-08 |
| [Maghrebia] Mauritanian penal authorities decided to bar veiled women from visiting inmates, an unnamed Nouakchott central prison official told ANI on Thursday (May 6th). The ban reportedly comes as part of new security measures at the facility, where more than 60 Salafists are incarcerated. |
| Posted by:Fred |