71 documented activities — seminars, forums, visits and partnerships — each with its own page and public sources.
From Ibn Battuta's account of Oualata to today's question: how can Mauritanian women's historic social standing become modern institutional power?
At the Twin Berj hotel, the president moderated a debate between figures from across the political spectrum on the obstacles to a shared national identity and the drivers of social fragility, with former minister Mohamed Yahya Ould Horma among the speakers. Participants agreed that intellectual dialogue between elites is the way to build a shared national public opinion.
The centre raised concern at the near-total absence of women from the parties' proposed delegations and urged them to revise their lists in line with the spirit of the Constitution.
An assessment of 2019–2025 social policies with government, opposition, civil society and experts at the Mauri Center hotel; speakers included Mohamed Jemil Mansour, Dr. Abbass Ebrahim and MP Mohamed Lemine Sidi Maouloud.
Japan's ambassador to Mauritania performed well-known Japanese songs at Mouhitt's headquarters — cultural diplomacy at its best, in the president's words.
At the Mauritanian Writers' Union, with responses from its president El Khalil Ennahoui and poets Mohamed Ould Taleb and Mohamed Ould Idoumou.
Three days in Nouakchott under the patronage of the First Lady, opened by Culture Minister El Houssein Ould Meddou with ALECSO's Director-General, on women's role in peacebuilding, development and decision-making, with a group of leading Arab women intellectuals.
Signed at Mouhitt's headquarters by the president and the Council's president Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Jarwan, to support development initiatives, women's role in peacebuilding and a culture of tolerance.
The president's first novel: a young man from the Hodh Chargui between medicine, administration and corruption, against a backdrop of migration and coups.
The organisation founded by the Nobel Peace laureate and former Finnish president, specialised in mediation and dialogue to resolve conflicts.
A major seminar at the Hotel Vasq during the 16 Days of Activism, covered by El Mouritaniya TV.
Guests of the 3rd Arab forum watched a short film introducing the centre, then heard young poets read alongside Dr. Bata El Bara and Emir Mohamed Idoum.
At the Diplomatic Academy, with guests from 14 Arab countries — ministers, MPs, writers, media executives — an exhibition on women's entrepreneurship and a performance by Malouma Mint Meidah; national television covered the opening and closing.
A talk on Mauritanian women between tradition and change; during the trip she also visited the Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) in Riyadh.
At the Palais des Congrès in Nouakchott, as part of reflection sessions on four years of the presidential term; preceded by a survey the centre ran for a study on youth and development, and closed with a set of recommendations.
Led by its president Ahmed Salem Bouhoubeyni: spreading a discourse of peace and coexistence, and rejecting extremist rhetoric.
A workshop at the Nouadhibou cultural centre for International Women's Day, under UNESCO's 2022–2023 Participation Programme, attended by regional and municipal authorities.
At Mouhitt's headquarters.
During “Nouakchott, Capital of Islamic Culture”, attended by ICESCO's Director-General Dr. Salim AlMalik and Mauritanian intellectuals; the Tunisian poet and writer Fatma Ben Mahmoud, the centre's guest, read from her work.
At the Palais des Congrès under the First Lady's patronage, with delegations from Tunisia, Sudan, Oman, Lebanon, Egypt and beyond, Tunisia's Minister of Cultural Affairs as guest of honour, and UNDP. Sessions covered women in national consensus-building, social justice, conflict resolution and sustainable development; a welcome committee of deaf young women and an exhibition of eco-friendly women's projects. The Prime Minister received the participants, and the forum closed at Mouhitt's headquarters.
By Moustapha Mettaly, with a response from Prof. Mohameden Ould Ahmedou.
The former adviser to the Egyptian president and head of the Cairo Centre for Strategic Studies spoke at the Mauri Center hotel, opening the centre's cultural season.
Chosen by the founding assembly at the Arab League headquarters as deputy to its president Ali Nasser Mohamed, former President of Yemen.
On the third anniversary of the President's election, at the Mauri Center hotel, moderated by former minister Sineh Sidi Haiba before academics, writers, journalists and opinion leaders.
Arab scholars and intellectuals at Mouhitt's Nouakchott headquarters, days after the cooperation agreement with the Union of Arab Academics.
Signed at Mouhitt's headquarters, providing for joint activities to enliven Mauritania's cultural scene and strengthen ties between Mauritanian and Arab academics.
Signed by the festival's president Mohamed Vall Ould Boukhousse and Mouhitt's president, with members of both organisations present.
A paper by Dr. Mohamed Kheir, minister plenipotentiary at the Arab League, attended by former Jordanian information minister Jumana Ghunaimat and an Arab League delegation. The debate concluded that education, justice and the rule of law are what unite identities.
An episode of the intellectual programme of ICESCO, the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
She called the centre “a pioneering experience in the region”.
An evening seminar on the media's role in spreading tolerance.
Two interviews on women and peace in Mauritania.
A session of the centre's “intellectual café” with journalists, politicians and academics.
An open meeting with the writer at Mouhitt's headquarters.
An evening seminar with a strong turnout of women, at the centre's headquarters near the Presidential Palace.
At Mouhitt's headquarters, on UN strategies against violence against women, for coexistence and against terrorism, and on women's role in building peace — before intellectuals, officials and business leaders.
At the hall of the Mauritanian employers' union.
Three days with 25 women leaders from across the Arab world, a UAE delegation led by Sheikha Al Yazia bint Nahyan, film screenings, an exhibition at the Diplomatic Academy and research papers, including one from Lebanon's National Commission for UNESCO. It produced the Nouakchott Declaration — “We have no time to lose: let us empower women” — and the President of the Republic received ALECSO's Director-General for the occasion.
The anthropologist and professor at several French universities, with philosopher Sayyid Ould Abah, before academics, journalists and bloggers.
At Mouhitt's headquarters, open to the public.
A France 24 culture segment on the president's book.
At the Mauri Center hotel, with Mohamed Jemil Mansour, diplomat Babah Sidi Abdallah, journalist Mohamed Vall Ould Boukhousse and Prof. Bedy Ould Ebnou; the book is published by Dar Ward (Amman), and the president donated its copies to the centre.
The president spoke alongside Arab and international figures.
The president was elected to its board of trustees.
With a large gathering of the region's elites.
Chaired by Prof. Mohamedou Ould Mohamed El Amine, with talks by Dr. Mohamed Fadel Ould Hattab, MP Saadani Khaitour, Brahim Bilal and Mohamed Ould Esweinea.
One of the centre's regular gatherings, with Ambassador Mahmoud Kane, former minister Mohamed Ould Abdel Kader, diplomat Ahmedou Ould Abdallah and Ambassador Bilal Ould Werzeg.
At the Mauri Center hotel, chaired by Dr. Dedoud Ould Abdallah, with Abdel Kader Ould Mohamed, Bilal Ould Werzeg, Mahmoud Kane and El Moctar Dahi, before former ministers, intellectuals and journalists; supported by Mauritel.
Presented by former minister Dr. Sineh Sidi Haiba; the author, a former foreign minister and mediator in Sudan, took the audience's questions over Zoom.
On the theme “Childhood and Covid-19: realities and hopes”.
The first international seminar of its level in Nouakchott since the pandemic began, at the Mauri Center hotel, with politicians and MPs including former minister Aïcha Vall Vergès, and speakers by video from Algeria, Libya, Jordan and Tunisia.
A presentation of the centre's work and possible areas of cooperation.
At the centre's headquarters and salon, with responses from Dr. Mohamed Bechari and Dr. Sayyid Ould Abah and contributions from Mohamed Jemil Mansour, Bakay Ould Abdel Malick, Isselmou El Kenti and Mohamedou Ould Ahdhana, on the margins of Sheikh Abdallah Bin Bayyah's peace conference in Nouakchott.
An open discussion session at the centre, where he was briefed on its activities and projects.
To exchange expertise and bring Mauritanian researchers into strategies against extremism; followed by an MoU with the threat-analysis centre in early January 2020.
Alongside the centre's position: “violence against women is violence against society”.
With Rolf Krauss of the German Foreign Office, on women in peacebuilding, coexistence and tolerance.
With Dr. Adel Abu al-Ala (King Abdulaziz University) and Dr. Hashem Mahdi (Sorbonne).
The centre welcomed the Berlin professor of history.
With the International Union of Academics and Intellectuals.
The Assistant Secretary-General for Social Affairs visited the centre and was briefed on its programmes; its International Day of Peace activities closed with a dinner for the delegation at the Mauri Center hotel.
A reading by Isselmou El Kenti, then discussion with the author on the birth of the state and the founding generation, at Mouhitt's headquarters.
At the El Khater hotel, with talks by Dr. Abdel Hussein Shaaban and judge Fadili Ould Rais, chaired by minister Cheikh Ahmed Ould Zahaf, before a Mauritanian elite audience.
With former Prime Minister Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef and former minister Hamadi Ould Meimou, chaired by minister Bakay Ould Abdel Malick.
Guest of the Mauritanian women journalists' network, in a dialogue moderated by former information minister Mohamed Yahya Ould Horma; it was there that Atwan met Mohamedou Ould Slahi for the first time.
Professor of Qur'anic exegesis and sciences at Zitouna University, at Mouhitt's headquarters.
For Women's Day, chaired by former minister Sineh Mint Sidi Haiba and open to all working women, to agree a joint statement supporting women in the workplace.
The centre opened its doors to writers and intellectuals to sign a petition asking the Minister of Culture to put the book forward.
In the monthly “Reading a Book” series of the “Noon” reading project: a critical reading by lawyer-novelist Mohamed Ould Amine, chaired by minister Bakay Ould Abdel Malick, before former ministers, ambassadors and MPs — two years before the Hollywood film “The Mauritanian” (2021).
The project's first session — one of the centre's arms, alongside the Sakina intellectual council and the committee for honouring pioneers — presented by the president and chaired by minister Mohamed Vall Ould Cheikh, before an ideologically diverse audience.
Mouhitt's very first activity, at the Mauri Center hotel, given by ministers Aly Ould Allaf, Mohamedou Ould Babah and Bakay Ould Abdel Malick and chaired by the president; the centre chose to begin with education, as the foundation of social peace.
