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Biography of Ahmadu Bamba
No full textCe manuscrit est une biographie détaillant la vie du soufi sénégalais Ahmdu Bamba Mbacke. Ahmadou Bamba était un saint soufi charismatique qui a fondé les Frères musulmans appelés Muridiyya. Le manuscrit fait partie d'une série de biographies que l'auteur a écrites sur les dirigeants islamiques en Afrique de l'Ouest.This manuscript is a biography detailing the life of Senegalese Sufi Ahmdu Bamba Mbacke. Ahmadou Bamba was a charismatic Sufi saint who founded the Muslim Brotherhood called Muridiyya. The manuscript is one of a series of biographies that the author has written about Islamic leaders in West Africa
L'ascension et l'ivresse dans la poésie soufie de Cheikh Moussa Kâ
No full textCet article propose de revisiter les poèmes écrits en wolof par le soufi Cheikh Moussa Kâ, disciple de Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba. Le disciple et le maître ont tous deux évolué entre le XIXe et le XXe siècle, en Afrique de l’Ouest et plus particulièrement au Sénégal. Les poèmes du soufi Cheikh Moussa Kâ révèlent une maîtrise surprenante de ce langage à travers lequel se superposent et s'enchevêtrent les voiles symboliques du monde réel avec ceux métaphysiques de la dimension spirituelle. Toutefois, son expression poétique semble suggérer une certaine originalité dans la construction symbolique qu'il aurait réadaptée à ses propres réalités sociohistoriques
Shaykh Ahmadou Bamba: a peacemaker for our time
No full textI first heard about Ahmadou Bamba (ca. 1850-1927) thirty-two years ago through the 9-part BBC television series titled The Africans: A Triple Heritage presented by the doyen of Africa and Islam studies, the late Professor Ali Mazrui. The series, which was produced in 1986 was also published in the form of a book. And the name of Ahmadu Bamba has remained in my mind until today. I always wanted to learn more about him. Thanks to Michelle Kimball for this excellent book on Ahmadou Bamba, it is one of the few works on Bamba. I have learned a lot from it, so my hearty congratulations to the author. The good thing about the book is that its chapters are short, crisp and well written, not drowning the reader into a collapsing sleep
Ahmadu Bamba
No full textThe mid-nineteenth century was an era when the French colonial administration was consolidating its control over colonies in French West Africa. Having witnessed armed resistance movements from non-Muslim and Muslim leaders in the region, the French administration was suspicious of popular leaders who did not support the colonial agenda. Some were killed and others were arrested, exiled, or put under house arrests in order to destroy their movements. Amadu Bamba (1853-1927) was one of the Muslim leaders the French administration regarded as a threat to colonial rule. Because he did not share the position of local Muslim leaders who allied with the Wolof ruling nobility that he regarded as unjust, Bamba founded a new Sufi movement that sought to provide the masses an ethics-centered Islamic education. His conflict with the Muslim leaders and Wolof aristocratic rulers exacerbated his tension with French administrators who saw him as an imminent threat. As a result, Bamba was arrested and exiled in Gabon (1895-1902) and Mauritania (1903-1907), and was kept under house arrest in Ceyeen-Jolof (1907-1912) and Diourbel (1912-1927). The exile and arrests, which were designed to destroy his movement, did not work as his Murīdiyya order has become one of Senegal’s most culturally, economic, and politically powerful movements with committed members spread around the world. His legacy endures. He was a prolific writer and has left an impressive corpus of Arabic texts that continue to guide his followers around the world. His senior disciples who translated his ethos to the broader Wolof audiences using Wolofal or Wolof ʿAjamī (Wolof written with the Arabic script) have also left a rich corpus of primary sources that capture the history, traditions, and doctrine of the Murīdiyya from Murīd perspectives. Unfortunately, these sources remain largely inaccessible to academics.First author draf
Tribute to Serigne Moussa Ka
No full textDate created: 1965 (est).The entire manuscript is available for download below as a single PDF file. Each page is also available as a separate, larger, JPG file. If higher-resolution JP2 files are needed (WARNING: files average 11-14MB in size), please contact [email protected].
Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (PI), Cheikh Tidiane Fall (Co-applicant), Ablaye Diakite (Researcher), Birane Gassama (Researcher)
Technical Team: Roger Brisson (Head of Metadata Services, BU Libraries), Vika Zafrin (Institutional Repository Librarian, BU Libraries), Jack Ammerman (Associate University Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Open Access, BU Libraries), and Dr. Peter Quella.
This collection of Wolofal (Wolof Ajami) materials is copied as part of the EAP 334 Project (Digital Preservation of Wolof Ajami manuscripts of Senegal) led by Dr. Fallou Ngom in collaboration with WARA/WARC and Boston University Library. The project is funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives.
Access Condition and Copyright: The materials are subject to copyright. Access is for research and educational purposes only. Materials are not to be reproduced without written permission.
Citation: Materials in this web edition may be cited as: Ngom, Fallou. 2011. African Ajami Library: EAP 334. Digital Preservation of Wolof Ajami Manuscripts of Senegal. Boston: Boston University Library: http://dcommon.bu.edu
For Inquires: Please, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected])This material is a tribute to Serigne Moussa Ka, a well-known poet and follower of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba. The poem is written by Serigne Saliou Ka, son of Serigne Moussa Ka, to honour his father's work in disseminating Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba's teachings and Murid ethos to the Wolof masses through Wolofal poetry. Sergine Saliou Ka was also the scribe of this manuscript.
Based on the interview with the owner, the poem was written in 1965.
Digitized on 21 July 2011.
Due to the poor quality of the photocopy of some pages, some lines are hard to read. Additionally, some pages were hard to flatten due to the binding of the book.This collection of Wolofal (Wolof Ajami) materials is copied as part of the EAP 334 Project (Digital Preservation of Wolof Ajami manuscripts of Senegal) led by Dr. Fallou Ngom in collaboration with WARA/WARC and Boston University Library. The project is funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives
Barbus teugelsi Bamba, Vreven & Snoeks, 2011, new species
No full textBarbus teugelsi new species (Fig. 8; Tables 1–4) Holotype. MNHN 2010 -0977, (58.9 mm SL), Guinea; Little Scarcies basin, Mongo River in Marela near the bridge on the road Faranah-Mamou, (10 ° 06’ N, 11 ° 24 ’ W), G.G. Teugels, May 1987. Paratypes. MNHN 2010 -0978, (2; 30.5–37.6 mm SL), same collecting data as holotype. MNHN 2010 -0979, (1; 74.4 mm SL), same collecting data as holotype. MNHN 2010 -0980, (9; 35.6–106.5 mm SL) Guinea; Little Scarcies basin, Mongo River in Marela, C. Lévêque, Feb. 1986. MRAC B 0-26 -P-0001, (1; 32 mm SL), same collecting data as holotype. MRAC B 0-26 -P-0002-0004, (3; 40.7–95.9 mm SL) Guinea; Little Scarcies basin, Mongo River in Marela, C. Lévêque, Feb. 1986. Additional material (non types). MNHN 2010 -0981, (3; 63.5–94.9 mm SL), same collecting data as holotype. MNHN 1991 - 166, (5; 73.6–98.1 mm SL), same collecting data as holotype. Diagnosis. Within West Africa, Barbus teugelsi sp. nov. is distinguished from all other small African ‘Barbus’ by the following unique combination of characters: last simple dorsal-fin ray smooth on hind margin (vs. denticulate on hind margin in ‘B.’ cadenati, ‘B.’ carcharhinoides, ‘B.’ dialonensis and ‘B.’ guineensis); two long barbels (vs. no barbels in ‘B.’ anema, ‘B.’ clauseni, ‘B.’ pumilus and ‘B.’ salessei and single pair of very short barbels in ‘B.’ pobeguini); no black spot on dorsal fin (vs. black spot on dorsal fin in ‘B.’ aboinensis, ‘B.’ callipterus ‘B.’ macrops and ‘B.’ raimbaulti); 3.5 scales between dorsal-fin base and lateral line and 21 to 24 lateral line scales (vs. higher scale numbers: 4.5 to 5.5 and 27 to 30 in ‘B.’ atakorensis, ‘B.’ bagbwensis, ‘B.’ bigornei, ‘B.’ boboi, ‘B.’ chlorotaenia, ‘B.’ lauzanei, ‘B.’ nigeriensis and ‘B.’ subinensis); the presence of a black mid-lateral band (vs. no mid-lateral band or one to five well defined spots on the flanks in, ‘B.’ aliciae, ‘B.’ anniae, ‘B.’ baudoni, ‘B.’ camptacanthus, ‘B.’ eburneensis‘B.’ foutensis, ‘B.’ huguenyi, ‘B.’ liberiensis, ‘B.’ macinensis, ‘B.’ perince, ‘B.’ stigmatopygus, ‘B.’ sublineatus, ‘B.’ sylvaticus, ‘B.’ tiekoroi, ‘B.’ traorei, ‘B.’ trispiloides, ‘B.’ trispilos and ‘B.’ walkeri); 12 scales around caudal peduncle (vs. 10 or less in ‘B.’ bawkuensis, ‘B.’ ditinensis, ‘B.’ guildi, ‘B.’ inaequalis, ‘B.’ leonensis, ‘B.’ melanotaenia, ‘B.’ punctitaeniatus and ‘B.’ zalbiensis); the absence of a striped pattern on the mid-dorsal parts (present in ‘B.’ nikoloensis). Although the new species is very similar in general habitus to ‘B.’ ablabes and ‘B.’ parablabes, it can be distinguished from both species by its longer barbels 3 / 5 (vs. 2 / 3), poorly developed or absent cephalic sensory canals (vs. well developed cephalic sensory canals) and a low number of gill rakers, 3–6 (vs. 7–12 and 7–9). The comparison with species other than ‘B.’ ablabes, ‘B.’ bigornei and ‘B.’ parablabes is mainly based on literature data, i.e., Lévêque et al. (1990), Paugy et al. (2003) and the original description of the above mentioned species. Description: Meristics and morphometrics are given respectively in Table 1 and Table 4. Barbus teugelsi is a medium-sized species (maximum size observed: 98.0 mm SL) with a straight dorsal profile. Head pointed, mouth sub-terminal. First simple dorsal-fin ray only slightly ossified on its proximal half. Lateral line complete, situated below and tangent to the dark longitudinal band on the body above the pelvic fin, but continuing on the longitudinal band above the anal fin. Lateral line scales smaller on caudal peduncle than below dorsal fin. Cephalic sensory canals are hardly visible or even absent. Total gill rakers number on the first gill arch is low (3–6). Two unequal pairs of barbels, the anterior is reaching up to the centre of eye and the posterior extending beyond hind margin of eye. Preserved specimens have dark brown dorsal parts and flanks with a lighter belly. There is a well-marked black longitudinal band from snout to caudal-fin. The lateral-line scales as well as those on the dorsal parts and in the first series below the lateral line are marked with small crescent-shaped patches of melanophores, most prominent on the lateral line and the dorsum. The longitudinal band is relatively wide below the dorsal fin, i.e., about half a (large) scale high, and gradually narrows (i.e., becomes about one (small) scale high on the caudal peduncle). Paired and unpaired fins whitish and transparent. Geographical distribution. Barbus teugelsi sp. nov. is currently only known from the type locality, the Mongo River, a left bank affluent of the Little Scarcies, at Marela close to the bridge on the road between Faranah and Mamou (Guinea) (Fig. 9). Etymology. The new species is named after and dedicated to Prof. Dr. Guy G. Teugels (1954–2003), an outstanding ichthyologist who introduced the first and second author to fish taxonomy and greatly contributed to the knowledge of the African fishes over the last twenty years.Published as part of Bamba, Mamadou, Vreven, Emmanuel J. & Snoeks, Jos, 2011, Description of Barbus teugelsi sp. nov. (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from the Little Scarcies basin in Guinea, Africa, pp. 48-65 in Zootaxa 2998 on pages 60-63, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20456
Connaissances et Attitudes sexuelles les élèves face au VIH / SIDA. Cas des établissements d'enseignement secondaire de Bougouni
No full textLe changement de comportement de l'adoption de bonne pratique face au VIH/SIDA ne sauraient aller sans un système efficace d'information, d'où la motivation de notre étude dont l'objectif est d'étudier les comportements sexuels des élèves des établissements d'enseignement secondaire de Bougouni face au VIH/SIDA . Il s'agit d'une étude transversale et descriptive de février 2009 à janvier 2010 qui s'est déroulée dans trois établissements avec 384 participants . La connaissance du VIH/SIDA des voies de transmission et des moyens de prévention ont été évoqués dans cette étude .La voie sexuelle et le préservatif ont été les plus cités à cette occasion . Des comportements sexuels à risque ont été observés. 61,2 p.100 avaient déjà eu des rapports sexuels dont 11,7 p.100 dans la tranche d'âge de 08 à 15 an . 22,9 p.100 de ses jeunes sexuellement actifs n'étaient pas protégés lors du premier rapport sexuel . D'autres avaient eu des rapports avec des partenaires occasionnels et certains de ses rapports n'étaient pas aussi protège
Reward to the Grateful: The travels on land
No full textThe entire manuscript is available for download below as a single PDF file. Each page is also available as a separate, larger, JPG file. If higher-resolution JP2 files are needed (WARNING: files average 11-14MB in size), please contact [email protected].
Fieldwork Team: Dr. Fallou Ngom (PI), Cheikh Tidiane Fall (Co-applicant), Ablaye Diakite (Researcher), Birane Gassama (Researcher)
Technical Team: Roger Brisson (Head of Metadata Services, BU Libraries), Vika Zafrin (Institutional Repository Librarian, BU Libraries), Jack Ammerman (Associate University Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Open Access, BU Libraries), and Dr. Peter Quella.
This collection of Wolofal (Wolof Ajami) materials is copied as part of the EAP 334 Project (Digital Preservation of Wolof Ajami manuscripts of Senegal) led by Dr. Fallou Ngom in collaboration with WARA/WARC and Boston University Library. The project is funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives.
Access Condition and Copyright: The materials are subject to copyright. Access is for research and educational purposes only. Materials are not to be reproduced without written permission.
Citation: Materials in this web edition may be cited as: Ngom, Fallou. 2011. African Ajami Library: EAP 334. Digital Preservation of Wolof Ajami Manuscripts of Senegal. Boston: Boston University Library: http://open.bu.edu
For Inquires: Please, contact Professor Fallou Ngom ([email protected])These materials were copied from the original by Serigne Mbaye Nguirane. According to him, he copied the materials from Serigne Moussa Ka over forty years ago during his three-year stay in Diourbel. Red and black ink are used in the material. The red ink is used for vowels and to highlight key words and phrases. There are insertions of Arabic words and phrases, including opening and closing formulae. The manuscript is an internal historical account of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba's travel experience in Senegal and Mauritania during his conflict with the French colonial administration. It deals with Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba's welcome upon his return from the seven-year deportation to Gabon, his departure from Darou Salam to Saint-Louis, his trip to Dakar, his meeting with Boroom Ndar (The French Governor), his stop at Serigne Marouba Gueye in Tivaoune, the first night that Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba spent in Saint-Louis, and his trip to Mauritania, among others. Serigne Moussa Ka uses numerous chronograms throughout the poem to provide key historical dates.
Digitized on 17 July 2011.
Due to the poor conservation condition and ink stains, some words may be hard to read.This collection of Wolofal (Wolof Ajami) materials is copied as part of the EAP 334 Project (Digital Preservation of Wolof Ajami manuscripts of Senegal) led by Dr. Fallou Ngom in collaboration with WARA/WARC and Boston University Library. The project is funded by the British Library/Arcadia Endangered Archives
Analyse genrée des stratégies de production des riziculteurs en fonction de leurs moyens d'existence : cas des pôles rizicoles des régions du Poro et du Gôh en Côte d'Ivoire
No full textLes stratégies des exploitations agricoles sont affectées par de nombreux facteurs opérant à différentes échelles. Ceux-ci incluent le genre du responsable de la riziculture et l'accès à certaines ressources productives, telles le foncier et le crédit. L'objectif de cette étude est d'analyser les stratégies des exploitations rizicoles déployées par les hommes et les femmes en fonction de leurs accès aux ressources productives dans les zones de Korhogo et de Gagnoa. Pour ce faire, nous avons utilisé des données d'une enquête réalisée conjointement par le CIRAD et l'ESA/INP-HB dans le cadre du projet CRP-Rice. Cette enquête s'est déroulée de juin à juillet 2019 auprès de 317 riziculteurs dont 242 hommes (76,7%) et 75 femmes (23,3%). Nous avons appliqué une analyse descriptive, une analyse multivariée et le cadre conceptuel " moyens d'existence " sur un ensemble de variables sélectionnées en fonction du cadre d'analyse genre. Les résultats présentent cinq 5 classes d'exploitations rizicoles dont deux (2) ayant pour responsable de la riziculture des femmes. L'analyse des classes d'exploitations nous a permis de dégager trois (3) stratégies en lien avec la place relative accordée à la riziculture dans le ménage. La première stratégie est la spécialisation. Elle est adoptée par les riziculteurs hommes du Gôh, ne disposant pas de façon permanente de la terre. Ceux-ci accèdent au crédit via des contrats avec les unités de transformation. La deuxième stratégie est la diversification. Elle est pratiquée par les riziculteurs (hommes et femmes) du Gôh et du Poro, disposant d'un droit de contrôle de la terre. Pour ces producteurs, la riziculture constitue une activité secondaire génératrice de revenu. Ils financent leurs cycles rizicoles avec les revenus issus de leurs principales activités. Enfin, la troisième stratégie est l'autoconsommation. Elle est pratiquée par les rizicultrices du Poro. L'analyse des performances agronomiques nous a permis de voir que les riziculteurs spécialisés sont les plus performants (312 000 FCFA/ha/cycle), tandis que les rizicultrices d'autoconsommation (84 500 FCFA/ha/cycle) le sont moins. La formulation de politiques d'accès à la terre et de crédit devrait tenir compte de nos résultats
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