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Maaden is a green oasis nestled in the depths of the vast Mauritanian desert, where communal living, spirituality and sustainable agriculture are the keys to a harmonious existence. In 1975, Sufi spiritual guide Mohammed Lemine Sidina founded the village in this remote spot at the centre of the west African country, naming it Maaden el Ervane, or "the deposit of knowledge" in the local Arabic dialect.
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00:00This is the area where the sheikh came in 1975
00:18It was the beginning of the establishment of the village
00:23Each person helps another person, each neighbor helps his neighbor
00:39For example, if you are someone who lives in village Madin, you look for a way to dig a well, you find that all the inhabitants come to help you for free
00:53This is the village of Zain, it has no problem.
01:03Here is the village of Madin, Zain.
01:07Men and women work here.
01:10Men and women work here.
01:12The whole village of Zain, Madin, Zain.
01:24I started working here in this area.
01:30I started working here in this area.
01:32I started working here in this area.
01:36I worked on tomatoes, eggplant, meat, onions, vegetables, and beans.
01:48This is all the vegetables that we grow.
01:52This is all the vegetables that we grow.
01:57We are called tankis.
02:02We are called tankis.
02:06We are called tankis.
02:09Our brother, Pierre Rabhi, taught us how to grow compost.
02:14Our brother, Pierre Rabhi, taught us how to grow compost.
02:22He has a problem with what we tell him.
02:24The food.
02:25We gave him the compost and taught him how to do it.
02:28And we put it under the palm tree.
02:30The palm tree died.
02:31It got infected.
02:32But the lack of vitamins killed it.
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