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7 crazy facts about slaves in Mauritania, where slavery is still considered normal
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Worldwide abolished slavery half a century ago. In Mauritania, too - but only on paper, in fact the same - slavery in this country thrives only. < 1. Each Arab family owns several families afromavritantsev - Ihor Kharatin. Families Ihor Kharatin transmitted in families Moorish elite inherited over the centuries.
2. The cost of maintaining a slave in the city are about $ 15 a month, and an enterprising slave owner could earn many times more.
3. One of the most common occupations in the capital of the slaves trade of fresh water, as the city is only 40% of the buildings have running water.
4. Slavery is inherited, that is, the children of slaves owned by the owners of their parents. They can sell, donate, bequeath or give as a dowry.
5. The number of slaves in the country is estimated at 600,000 people, accounting for 20% of the population.
6. The Government of Mauritania prohibits the use of the word "slave" in the media. But despite the formal abolition of slavery, the ownership of slaves in the country in the order of things, as well as forced labor.
7. Slaves believe that after death go to heaven only if they fulfill the will of God. Psychologists who have studied this phenomenon, even the name he invented - "Uncle Tom syndrome».
via i-fakt.ru/strana-v-kotoroj-do-six-por-ne-otmeneno-rabstvo/
2. The cost of maintaining a slave in the city are about $ 15 a month, and an enterprising slave owner could earn many times more.
3. One of the most common occupations in the capital of the slaves trade of fresh water, as the city is only 40% of the buildings have running water.
4. Slavery is inherited, that is, the children of slaves owned by the owners of their parents. They can sell, donate, bequeath or give as a dowry.
5. The number of slaves in the country is estimated at 600,000 people, accounting for 20% of the population.
6. The Government of Mauritania prohibits the use of the word "slave" in the media. But despite the formal abolition of slavery, the ownership of slaves in the country in the order of things, as well as forced labor.
7. Slaves believe that after death go to heaven only if they fulfill the will of God. Psychologists who have studied this phenomenon, even the name he invented - "Uncle Tom syndrome».
via i-fakt.ru/strana-v-kotoroj-do-six-por-ne-otmeneno-rabstvo/
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