Under a sliver of brightening moon, the young woman, Iselekhe Jeilaniy, sat gingerly on a mat, careful that the wet henna on her skin would not smudge, just as she had on the eve of her wedding day. But she was not getting married. She was getting divorced. The next day would be her divorce party. She was busy posting henna pictures on Snapchat — the modern version of a divorce announcement.

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Persons: Iselekhe Jeilaniy, Iselekhe, Jeilaniy’s, “, ” Ms, Jeilaniy Locations: West African, Mauritania