I agree with the rest of your comment, but I absolutely must clarify: Mauritania is considered to be a constituent part of the "Maghreb" region, which, while i

I agree with the rest of your comment, but I absolutely must clarify: Mauritania is considered to be a constituent part of the "Maghreb" region, which, while it isn't the Middle East, it is certainly a part of the "Arab World". Furthermore, Mauritania has a crescent and star on their flag, and their state religion is Islam.