Around two million people converged on the Senegalese city of Touba to mark the Grand Magal, commemorating the spiritual rank believed to have been...
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Around two million people converged on the Senegalese city of Touba to mark the Grand Magal, commemorating the spiritual rank believed to have been attained by Sheikh Amadou Bamba, founder of the Mouride order in Senegal, during his exile under French colonial rule. The Grand Magal, which is celebrated annually on the 18th day of the Islamic month of Safar (second month of the lunar Islamic calendar) and was held on Tuesday for the 131st time, brought Mourides together in Touba, a sacred city located 200 kilometers (124 miles) from Senegal's capital, Dakar. Hundreds of thousands of people from across Senegal and countries with large Senegalese diasporas, such as the US, France, and Italy,...
Around two million people converged on the Senegalese city of Touba to mark the Grand Magal, commemorating the spiritual rank believed to have been...
By MARK BANCHEREAU DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On a recent evening in Senegal ‘s capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of...
By MARK BANCHEREAU DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On a recent evening in Senegal ‘s capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of...
Dakar, Senegal AP — On a recent evening in Senegal‘s capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they...
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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On a recent evening in Senegal 's capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they should...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On a recent evening in Senegal 's capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they should...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On a recent evening in Senegal 's capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they should...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On a recent evening in Senegal 's capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they should...