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Image of interview with Imam Ibrahima Camara
No full textFor technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principal Investigator, Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University)), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 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 ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).Biography: Imam Ibrahima Camara was born in Baakototo in the region of Sedhiou. He pursued advanced Islamic education for six years in The Gambia before settling in Tanaff in 1981 where he now serves as a Quranic teacher and Imam.Image taken during interview with manuscript owner Imam Ibrahima Camara (right) with Ibrahima Yaffa (left) in Tanaff, Kolda, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in July 2018
Images of Ibrahima Bayo and Tanaff Arrondissement
No full textFor technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principal Investigator; Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University)), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).Images taken at the home of the manuscript owner, Ibrahima Bayo in Tanaff, Sedhiou, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in July 2018. The first image is of the manuscript owner being interviewed by Ibrahima Yaffa at his home.Ibrahima Bayo was born in Bunoo in the region of Sedhiou in Senegal where he started his Quranic studies. He spent six years in Bunoo before his family moved to Bijini in Guinea-Bissau where he spent nine years continuing his advanced Islamic studies. Then, he moved to Kignini-Balantacouda in the region of Sedhiou where he spent seventeen years. He now lives in Tanaff where he serves as a Quranic teacher and a marabout (religious leader and healer)
Images of Ibrahima Badio and the community of Sakar
No full textFor technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principle Investigator, Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).Biography: Ibrahima Badio was born and raised in Sakar, where he started his Islamic studies. Afterwards, his father sent him to Diaoba, in the region of Sedhiou, to pursue his advanced Islamic studies with Nimbally Thiam, where he spent a few years. After this phase, he traveled to Pakao-Bani and later to Kombo-Gunjur in The Gambia, where he completed his Islamic education. He returned home after the death of his father. He now serves as a Quranic teacher and the assistant to the Imam of Sakar.Images of manuscript owner Ibrahima Badio and the community of Sakar, Sedhiou, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in October 2018
Images of manuscript owner Ibrahima Sagna
No full textBiography: Ibrahima Sagna was born and raised in Mankonomba in the region of Sedhiou, where he started his Quranic studies. Afterwards, he was sent to Koussy to pursue his advanced Islamic studies at a school led by Alpha Yaya Drame. After his advanced studies, he came back home. A few years later, he moved to Bounkiling in the region of Sedhiou to pursue more advanced studies at the Sollycounda learning center, where he spent eleven years. He now serves as a Quranic teacher, farmer, and assistant to the Imam of Mankonomba.Images of manuscript owner Ibrahima Sagna in Mankonomba, Sedhiou, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in October 2018
Images taken during an interview with manuscript owner Ibrahima Diebate
No full textFor technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principle Investigator, Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).Biography: Ibrahima Diebate was born and raised in Bounkiling, where he received his Islamic education. He now serves as a Quranic teacher.Images taken during an interview with manuscript owner Ibrahima Diebate (left) in Bounkiling, Sedhiou, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in December 2018
Biniiboo: Celebrating Prophet Muḥammad
Full text linkThe entire manuscript is available for download as a PDF file(s). Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principal Investigator; Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University)), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). For technical assistance, please contact [email protected] / Custodial history: The owner inherited it from his father after his death.The manuscript is an old copy of an Arabic panegyric poem that praises Prophet Muḥammad. It contains numerous glosses in Arabic and Soninke Ajami. The poem was written by the owner’s grandfather, Ibrahima Baba Dianko
Suukuwoolu, Kawando, aniŋ, Tabirilaŋoolu: Poems, Sermon, and Utensils
Full text linkThe entire manuscript is available for download as a PDF file(s). Higher-resolution images may be available upon request. For technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principle Investigator, Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 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 ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). For technical assistance, please contact [email protected] / Custodial history: Imam Ibrahima Camara is the author and current owner of the sermon and the list of utencils. Moustapha Manafa is the owner of the two poems.Contains a collection of: two short poems, a sermon delivered in 2003 by Imam Ibrahima Camara at the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and a list of utensils. The first document is a copy of the popular Mandinka Ajami poem called Teeroo I Tuloo Loo (My Friend, Listen). The second poem is copied from the original by Moustapha Manafa, a student of Imam Ibrahima Camara. Moustapha copied the two poems from his father's (Kutuboo Manafa) collection. The sermon is a bilingual Arabic-Mandinka text in which Arabic phrases are rendered in Mandinka Ajami. The sermon reminds people about the meaning of fasting during the month of Ramadan and their obligations (including the obligatory Islamic charity known as Zakāt). The list of utensils in Mandinka Ajami is a record of the gifts that the daughter of Imam Camara's friend received on the day of her wedding. In case of divorce, the list will help to identify her own belongings
Images of Cheikh Ibrahima Yaffa and Professor Fallou Ngom
No full textFor technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principle Investigator, Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 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 ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).Biography: He was born and raised in Ziguinchor, Senegal. His father sent him to Binako in the region of Sedhiou where he started his Islamic education. He later attended the Senegalese French school system in Ziguinchor. He has served as advisor and research assistant for Mandinka-related projects in Casamance for fourty years, helping to bridge the divide between Western-trained scholars and local Mandinka scholars.Images of Cheikh Ibrahima Yaffa for the manuscript digitization work done in Kolda, Senegal, July 2018. Pictured with him is Professor Fallou Ngom
Images of Cheikh Ibrahima Solly and the community of Guiringo (Ziguinchor)
No full textFor technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principal Investigator, Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University)), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License, which permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are fully cited using the information below. For use, distribution or reproduction beyond these terms, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).Biography: Cheikh Ibrahima Solly was born and raised in Bounkiling, where he received his Islamic education at the school of his father El-hadji Kemo Solly. He spent one year in Mauritania and three years in Medina Baye in Kaolack to pursue his advanced Islamic studies. He returned home in Bounkiling where he spent one year, before relocating to Guiringo in Ziguinchor, where he now serves as assistant to the Imam and a Quranic teacher.Images of manuscript owner Cheikh Ibrahima Solly and the community of Guiringo, Ziguinchor, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in December 2018
Image of Imam Lamine Cisse (right) with Cheikh Ibrahima Yaffa (left)
No full textFor technical assistance, please contact [email protected]. Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (Pricipal Investigator; Director, African Studies Center), Ablaye Diakité (Local Project Manager), Mr. Ibrahima Yaffa (General Field Facilitator), and Ibrahima Ngom (photographer). Technical Team: Professor Fallou Ngom (Principal Investigator; Project Director and former Director of the African Studies Center at Boston University)), and Eleni Castro (Technical Lead, BU Libraries). This collection of Mandinka Ajami materials is copied as part of the African Studies Center’s African Ajami Library. This is a joint project between BU and the West African Research Center (WARC), funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives Programme. Access Condition and Copyright: These materials are subject to copyright and are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 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 ([email protected]). Citation: Materials in this web edition should be cited as: Ngom, Fallou, Castro, Eleni, & Diakité, Ablaye. (2018). African Ajami Library: EAP 1042. Digital Preservation of Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal. Boston: Boston University Libraries: http://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112. For Inquiries: Please contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected]).Biography: Imam Lamine Cisse was born and raised in Soumdoundou where he received his Islamic education. He also lived in Dakar and The Gambia, working as a marabout (healer, religious leader, and diviner). He later returned home and now serves as an Imam and Quranic teacher.Image of manuscript owner Imam Lamine Cisse (right) with Cheikh Ibrahima Yaffa (left) in Soumdoundou, Sedhiou, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in October 2018
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