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In Mali, maternal mortality and infant mortality are very high. Studies conducted by UNICEF have shown that out of 1200 women who get pregnant each day, 230 experience complications and 20 die. [15] Early marriage, lack of family planning, very high fertility, and female genital mutilation contribute to women's ill health.
Scholars wrote their own books as part of a socioeconomic model. Students were charged with copying these books and any other books they could get their hands on. Today there are over 700,000 manuscripts in Timbuktu with many dating back to West Africa's Golden Age (12th-16th centuries).
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Their images or figures appeared on the female side of the Dogon sanctuary. [22] They were primarily symbolized by the Sun, which was a female symbol in the religion. In the Dogon language, the Sun's name (nay) had the same root as "mother" (na) and "cow" (nā). [23] They were symbolized by the colour red, a female symbol.
Pages in category "Women in Mali" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The music of Mali is, like that of most West African nations, ethnically diverse, but one influence predominates: that of the ancient Mali Empire of the Mandinka (from c. 1230 to c. 1600). Mande people (Bambara, Mandinka, Soninke) make up around 50% of Mali 's population; other ethnic groups include the Fula (17%), Gur-speakers 12%, Songhai ...
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