Image of interview with Arfang Karamo Sylla
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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
Image taken during interview with manuscript owner Arfang Karamo Sylla (left) and Ibrahima Yaffa (right) in Pakao Darsilami, Sedhiou, Senegal, for the manuscript digitization work done in October 2018.
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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 (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 (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: Arfang Karamo Sylla was born in Diarra-Soutoukoung in The Gambia, where his father received his Islamic education. Afterwards, his family returned to Pakao-Darsilami, where he pursued his Islamic education. He later spent several years in Dakar, where he worked as a marabout (healer, diviner, and religious leader). He now serves as a Quranic teacher and assistant to the Imam of Pakao-Darsilami.
Biography: Arfang Karamo Sylla was born in Diarra-Soutoukoung in The Gambia, where his father received his Islamic education. Afterwards, his family returned to Pakao-Darsilami, where he pursued his Islamic education. He later spent several years in Dakar, where he worked as a marabout (healer, diviner, and religious leader). He now serves as a Quranic teacher and assistant to the Imam of Pakao-Darsilami.
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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).