Images of Imam Arfang Wandifa Toure and the community of Sakar
Date
2018-10-05
DOI
Authors
Ngom, Ibrahima
Version
OA Version
Citation
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: https://hdl.handle.net/2144/27112
Abstract
Images of manuscript owner Imam Arfang Wandifa Toure and the community of Sakar, Sedhiou, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in October 2018.
Description
For technical assistance, please contact open-help@bu.edu. 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 (fngom@bu.edu). 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 (fngom@bu.edu).
Biography: Imam Arfang Wandifa Toure was born in Sakar, where he started his Quranic studies. His father later sent him to pursue his advanced Islamic education in Sibicouroto-Djittecounda, under the supervison of his uncle, Mamadou Djitte, where he spent a few years. He also spent two more years in Mankonto, Sedhiou to study with Arfang Gnonkoling Djitte in order to deepen his education. He now serves as an Imam and Quranic teacher in Sakar.
Biography: Imam Arfang Wandifa Toure was born in Sakar, where he started his Quranic studies. His father later sent him to pursue his advanced Islamic education in Sibicouroto-Djittecounda, under the supervison of his uncle, Mamadou Djitte, where he spent a few years. He also spent two more years in Mankonto, Sedhiou to study with Arfang Gnonkoling Djitte in order to deepen his education. He now serves as an Imam and Quranic teacher in Sakar.
License
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 (fngom@bu.edu).