We Hunger *

"They tell me that if they lose weight their husbands will leave them because everyone knows that in Mauritania men prefer a fat woman."

A BBC correspondent explains why nomadic Mauritanian parents - usually mothers - force feed their daughters. The correspondent states that one of the main reasons for this tradition being under threat is the proliferation of reality TV programmes from Lebanon which are now so popular among the country's female youth.

*Siouxsie and the Banshees