Now it seems that, according to the committee that rejected my nomination, adhering to the principles of most Christian churches is a cause for such a moral disqualification.

Nominated to the Commission by the Italian Government, I was compelled to withdraw because of some allegedly homophobic remarks I was said to have made before the European Parliament s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs.

AJ I think my selection for the BoBs this year is one of the results of the dynamic initiated by Mauritanian activists on the net and their extensive work and attempts to communicate and transmit their voice to the world despite the lack of means and the low internet penetration rates in my country.