Banjul Muslims and the Islamic Court
By Walter Hawthorne and Bala Saho
Demba VS Jobe: Court Transcript (1954)
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Creator: Bathurst (Banjul) Qadi Court
Description: Mariama Demba brought her husband Muhammad Jobe and complained that Muhammad converted to Islam but after a month, he converted to Christianity. The Qadi ordered divorce.
Subject: Divorce
Date: March 30, 1954
Date Range: 1950-1959
Location: Banjul (Bathurst), Banjul, The Gambia
Format: Text/jpeg
Language: Arabic
English
English
Rights Management: For research and educational use only.
Contributing Institution: The Gambian National Archive; Bala Saho; Walter Hawthorne; Matris: The Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences at Michigan State University
Digitizer: The Gambian National Archive
Archive: The Gambian National Archive
Source: Mariama Demba VS Muhammad Jobe: Bathurst (Banjul) Qadi Court Transcript Year Book, 1952-1955; Case 37/1954
