France - Mauritanie : Main tendue refusée, le "non" de l'épouse de Ghazouani à Macron
On the sidelines of his official visit to France, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani and First Lady Dr. Mariem Mint Mohamed Fadel Ould Dah were received last Wednesday at a state dinner hosted in their honor by President Emmanuel Macron.
On the steps of the Élysée Palace, one moment in particular caught everyone's attention. The Mauritanian First Lady did not shake the outstretched hand of French President Emmanuel Macron. A Muslim woman who wears a headscarf, Dr. Mariem Mint Mohamed Fadel Ould Dah adhered to a religious practice that reserves this gesture for close family members.
The scene, widely commented on, sparked a heated debate. While some saw it as a breach of protocol, many voices within the Muslim communities praised it as the expression of a conviction held with dignity.
Beyond the controversy, the episode is a reminder of the sometimes delicate encounter between diplomatic practices and principles of faith, within the very heart of republican symbols.
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