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The Haratin, also spelled Haratine or Harratin, are an ethnic group found in western Sahel and southwestern Maghreb. The Haratin are mostly found in modern Mauritania, Morocco, Western Sahara, Senegal
Ikelan
…Tamasheq; Bouzou in Hausa; Bella in Songhai; singular Akli) are members within Tuareg society. The Ikelan's situation is somewhat analogous to that of the Haratin within Maure society in Mauritania. Like the Haratin, the name "Ikelan", and to a much greater degree Bouzou and Bella, are exonyms (a name not used…
Haratin woman from Tafilalt, Morocco
Black Guard of Yusef of Morocco
Tassfift, a headband worn by Haratin women
In Mauritania, the use of Haratin girls as servants has attracted the attention of activists.