Literacy

Mahadra, a community system for transmission of traditional knowledge and oral expressions

Mahadra, système communautaire de transmission des savoirs traditionnels et des expressions orales

Mahadra, sometimes called ‘the university of the desert’, is a community framework for education and socialization in which traditional knowledge and literary expressions are transmitted, mainly through listening and memorization. Dating back centuries, it has become a key feature of Mauritanian society and has led to the reproduction,...