Ndigël: Murid Newspaper in Wolof Ajami 1 (Ndigël: Surnaalu Murid bu Wolofal 1)
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| Title | Ndigël: Murid Newspaper in Wolof Ajami 1 (Ndigël: Surnaalu Murid bu Wolofal 1) |
| Author or Owner | Fallou Ngom (owner, personal collection) |
| Subject | African History, Islamic History, History of the Muridiyya, Muridiyya and Islam in Europe, French Colonization, Ahmad Seku Toure, Interfaith Dialogue, Activity Reports |
| Content | The document is very rich in content. It is a newspaper written in Wolofal (Wolof Ajami). It contains a report of the activities of a Murid organization based in Europe, written in the 1980s. The text deals with numerous subjects, including the organization and meaning of the Màggal (the yearly celebration of Bamba’s deportation to Gabon by French colonial authorities), the meaning and celebration of the Two Rakaʿas held in Saint Louis on the 5th of September every year, the history of the Muridiyya and Bamba’s vision and work, the mischievous plans of French colonizers, the motivation and consequences of the numerous deportation of African leaders by colonial authorities, the crisis in the Muslim world that resulted from the death of Prophet Muhammad, and the resulting schools of thoughts in the Muslim world. The text also includes a discussion of a speech that Ahmad Seku Ture (the former president of the Republic of Guinea) gave in which he celebrated Bamba as an important African hero who defended and honored Africa and Black people and urged the Guinean youth to emulate him. It also contains questions and answers between several prominent figures and members of the Murid community in Europe, letters and public announcements, contributions of members of the Murid community in Europe, a report on a conference held in Paris on Islam in Europe, among other themes. The document provides unique insights into the world and the preoccupations of the Murid community in Europe in the 1980s. |
| Genre | Prose |
| Language | Wolof |
| Script | Wolof Ajami |
| Manuscript condition | Printed document |
| Type | Printed |
| Publisher | Ndigël Newspaper |
| Provenance | Touba, Senegal |
| Source Reference | Fallou Ngom’s personal collection |
| Access condition and copyright | These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom (fngom@bu.edu). |
| Contributors | Fallou Ngom, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Elhadji Djibril Diagne, Eric Schmidt, Gana Ndiaye, Margaret Rowley, Cheikh Mouhamadou S. Diop, Alison Parker, Shawn Provencal, and Mark Lewis. |
| Required citation information | Fallou Ngom (PI), Gana Ndiaye, Cheikh Mouhamadou S. Diop, Daivi Rodima-Taylor, Margaret Rowley, and other contributors. 2022. “Ndigël: Murid Newspaper in Wolof Ajami 1.” https://sites.bu.edu/nehajami/the-four-languages/wolof/wolof-manuscripts/ndigel-1/ |
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