Fed to Wed In pursuit of a larger than LIFE Black BEAUTY
From a very young age girls in Mauritania are put on a strict diet. Its intention is to help them achieve a certain standard of beauty to ensure that they can find a good husband. The reality of this means forcefeeding. Leblouh, as the tradition is called, may be fading away in the cities but its very much alive in rural areas. This variety of beauty though comes at a price, the diet can be very dangerous. RTD WEBSITE: RTD ON TWITTER: RTD ON FACEBOOK: w
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