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Self –Reconciliation and Forgiveness for Stability By Cheikhna O.Ishagh
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By Cheikhna O.Ishagh
NGP editor
cheikhhabib@yahoo.com


Once, I was thinking of arranging for a panel about `Dialogue between Muslims and Christians `but while I was thinking and preparing, a host of Ideas came to my mind and raised the following questions. Why we don’t start with ourselves? speak to each other with open minds, though we may disagree on some points.` Islamists` meet with `Nationalists`,and `Arab` talk to `Black Africans` and so on...All might be oppressed by the former regimes, but all belong to one nation, even though they came from different races or ethnic groups. Yet, Mauritania is a unique country in the sub-region or even in the world, since Islam is unifying the nation.


Since he assumes power, president Sidi.O.Cheikh Abdellahi tends to think about the necessity of the national unity. He called for refugees to come back home .Parliament has adopted a law that regards slavery as a crime. No one can opposes such affirmative steps, but it’s worth mentioning that such laws and decisions are not enough .One can say that slavery was officially abolished, decades ago at the hand of the ex-president Med Khouna O.Heidalla, so what needs to be cured is the social consequences.
Former slaves should be educated and financially aided. The society must open its arms for them. Moreover, It should remain a national Issue away from the capture of the country’s enemies who seek only for dividing the nation and realize their personal aims. As for refugees, all have agreed that they should be home, but only Mauritanians are welcome. Others must stay where they are.

Furthermore, our `Black` brothers must bear in minds that they are Mauritanians and they should very well understand the real meaning of being so. They must be loyal to our beloved Mauritania, not anyone else. All agreed with the president when he has called for refugees to get back home and regarding slavery as a crime. Yet, many would disagree with the president when he attempted to sum up the Mauritanian scourges in the issues of Slavery or Refugees. The president might forget that many other Mauritanians had been terribly oppressed by the former governments and they were belonging to various ethnics groups and Ideologies as well, but unfortunately no one says a word about them. All must have their rights back and the state should confess that many had oppressed and It’s time for national reconciliation, forgiveness as basic conditions for national unity and political stability.

The President had promised to bring social justice and to fight against corruption and upgrade people’s attitudes...but none of those was achieved. The majority of the people still very poor and many of them is on the verge of starvation, because they are deprived from having their shares in the national cake, while small minority enjoy their lives in a very prosperous realm. Corruptions Icons remain in their seats, embezzling the wealthy of the nation, while their brothers died of hunger and diseases. Citizens’ situation became worst and when they marched to demonstrate for the legitimate and civic rights, death was their luck (the case of Barkeiwel murder, a hero of national interest).

The nation is so much in need of its national reconciliation for better stability. The state must rapidly, take steps to improve people’s social and economic situation. The public money embezzlers should be eliminated if not penalized. The national unity must be strengthened .Otherwise, the country’s stability would remain in risk, and Mauritanians would have no options ,but to say what the Nigerian novelist states in his book `Arrows of Rain` ``A time shall come when those who today sit on the heads of others will themselves be called to account``

January 21, 2008 | 10:38 AM Comments  0 comments

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