Al -Jazeera Net Correspondents
Nouakchott – Under the slogan “Millionaires of Mauritanian women to stop the killing of women and children of Gaza”, the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, witnessed, yesterday evening, a massive women’s march to condemn the genocide and starvation crimes that the Palestinians are exposed to in the Gaza Strip, amid an increasing Arab and international silence.
The march was launched from the Freedom Square, located near the presidential palace and the parliament building, towards the headquarters of the United Nations Representative, at the invitation of women’s and civil and political organizations, and with the support of various spectrums of the political scene, led by the ruling “Al -Insaf” party, and the opposition “Tawasul” party.
The number of participants was estimated at tens of thousands, during which the chants supporting the Palestinian resistance, condemning the crimes of the occupation against civilians, especially women and children. They also raised banners condemning the continuation of the war and the siege on Gaza, at a time when the raids escalate and the noose on the residents and the displaced.
SOS
In her speech during the event, Fatima Al -Midah, President of the National Board of Women, launched an urgent distress call to the Arab and Islamic nation to save Gaza, considering that “silence is disgraceful, and the failure to support the oppressed is betrayal.”
Al -Midah added, “We have no dignity if you leave Gaza alone.
At the beginning of her speech, the Palestinian women and the Palestinian women and the backens were praising, praising the steadfastness of the Ghazi woman who has become, “a symbol of sacrifice, dignity and adherence to the constants.”
Solidarity message
This march comes within a series of popular protests in Mauritania since October 20, 2023, where the Mauritanians have been organizing weekly marches from the Great Mosque to the headquarters of the United States Embassy or the United Nations Mission, as an expression of solidarity with Gaza and a rejection of the ongoing aggression.
Khadija Al -Mujtaba, head of the Mauritanian Journalists Association for Al -Aqsa, confirmed in her interview with Al -Jazeera Net that the march “is a natural extension of the broad popular movement in Mauritania, a victory for Gaza, and to denounce the crimes of the occupation, which exceeded all the limits of humanity.”
“The situation in Gaza is tragic and unbearable, and the world is unable to stop these massacres, which calls for continuous popular pressure to break the siege and stop the war that kills children and women.”
She added that the march “carries a strong solidarity message from the Mauritanian women to her sisters in Palestine, and a message to the world that Gaza is not alone.” But at the same time, it “expresses deep pain from the inability of the Arab and international worlds to decipher the siege and deliver food to the trapped, whose children are starving in front of everyone’s eyes.”
As for the 20 -year -old young woman, Sakina, she postponed her travel to participate in the march, and told Al -Jazeera Net that she came to announce the full support of the resistance, and “to refuse the extermination practiced against our people in Gaza, this is a battle of dignity and the issue of an entire nation.”
Women’s sacrifices
Throughout the war on Gaza, Mauritanian women played a prominent role in supporting the Palestinian cause, whether by positions or in -kind and critical donations. According to Khadija al -Mujtaba, “many donated their jewelry, and some of them came from lands and cars, and even women from Al -Bawadi led from their cattle in support of Gaza.”
In the same context, the parliamentarian and head of the organizing committee for the march praised Aqrah as a Sheikh Bidi, with the participation of “Women of Chinguetti, the Land of Al -Manara and Rabat”, noting that the women’s crowd on Saturday evening “expresses the root of the Palestinian issue in the conscience of the Mauritanian people.”
“Through this march, the women of Mauritania, from various political trends and professional interests, added a clear rejection of the brutal crimes committed in Gaza, and an affirmation of circumventing the resistance option as a way to recover dignity.”
She explained that “Mauritanian women” embodied a cry of popular anger, and a decisive women’s message in the face of international silence, reflecting the size of the popular solidarity in the country, and confirms that the Palestinian issue is still at the heart of the priorities of the Mauritanian street, women and men.
