Mauritania’s Meulfeu veil spreads across borders

Aziza, a Mauritanian businesswoman and influencer, is making a tutorial on how to wear the mulfu, an increasingly popular kind of veil in the country. We make 2 knots, one on the left and the other on the right. You pass this by the head and the other one by the arm. She has 10s of thousands of followers on TikTok and Snapchat and sales items of clothing at her boutique in Waukesha. The Mauritanian veil is a veil I wear almost every. I grew up with this veil. I wish to see Mauritanian designers use Mauritanian fabrics to promote this beautiful culture, the art that we have here in Mauritania. This lady regularly visits the city centre market to procure the latest colourful fabrics needed to make a beautiful mou fu. The veils are hand woven by artists and women that Aziza loves to collaborate with. Selling veils is my main business, It allows me to meet my needs and the needs of my family. Business is booming at the moment. We have lots of clients. They are very innovative. Each time they propose to me new designs from the markets. These are truly very courageous and inspirational women. I love working with the women who are here in Nuakshad. In recent years, the Milfo look has spread beyond the confines of Mauritania to the likes of Senegal, Guinea and Mali.