Serigne Sam Niang

Ajami Consultant

Title Ajami Consultant

Mr. Sam Niang has worked with the PI, Professor Fallou Ngom, for over a decade as a facilitator and research assistant. He has helped the NEH Ajami fieldwork team access important Murid archives in Touba and across Senegal. As an archivist in the Murid central library called Daaray Kaamil in Touba, he has extensive knowledge of Murid traditions and Arabic and Ajami sources.

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