Faced with the controversies sparked by the so-called “migrant crisis”, Mauritanian writer Mbarek Beyrouk, known for his novels imbued with memory and humanity, wanted to emphasize a truth that he considers fundamental: Mauritania has never stopped being a land of welcome.
Through his work, Beyrouk has often explored the invisible boundaries that divide men and societies, the fractures of the desert, and the buried solidarities in history. In the same vein, he now reminds that the criticisms directed at his country are, in his opinion, unjustified and disconnected from the tradition of hospitality that is at the core of the Mauritanian soul. In short, faithful to his voice as a writer, Mbarek Beyrouk opposes the discourse of rejection with the memory of a nation that has always been built on openness and sharing.
