Mauritania
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creation date: 2026-08-01T18:02:24+00:00
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Freedom of Religion/History/Country sources/Mauritania
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type: Category:History
type: Category:Country sources
type: Category:Freedom of Religion
type: Category:Mauritania
page: https://www.rightspedia.org/Freedom_of_Religion/History/Country_sources/Mauritania
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breakout: Mauritania
contents: Article 2 of Mauritania’s 1959 Constitution contains the first assertion of freedom of religion in the country’s independent history. The document also states that “the religion of the Mauritanian people is the Muslim religion.” Mauritania’s 1991 constitution was adopted on 12 July of that year. The preamble and Article 1 guarantee equality under the law, however it does not include religion as a distinct protected class. Article 5 declares that Islam is the state religion. “Islamic Republic of Mauritania Constitution of 22 March 1959.” World Constitutions Illustrated, Heinonline. Accessed July 27, 2023. https://heinonline.org/HOL/P?h=hein.cow/zzmr0017&i=3 Constitution Project. “Mauritania 1991 (Rev. 2012) Constitution.” Constitute. POGO , April 27, 2022. Last modified April 27, 2022. Accessed June 21, 2022. https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Mauritania_2012?lang=en.
page level: Breakout
question: Country sources
question heading: What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
right: Freedom of Religion
section: History
wiki page modification date: 2024-08-12T05:49:50Z
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