It is not every day that one can call their own dad a fellow blogger! He produced a 12-part series on his Arabic-language blog “Ewrag Mussafir” (Travelers Notes) about the Azawad province in Mali. Very few has been written of late in accessible language explaining a rather complicated and profoundly unfortunate fate of the peoples of Azawad. Given the current context, these writings also offer insights into how Mauritanians think of Azawad and their perspective on its affairs. the impending war in Azawad remains a highly unpopular prospect among Mauritanians who fear that the conflict would spill over into their own territory.