Banjul Muslims and the Islamic Court
By Walter Hawthorne and Bala Saho
Jaw VS Jallow: Court Transcript (1927)
The Gambian National Archive
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Creator: Bathurst (Banjul) Qadi Court
Contributing Institutions: The Gambian National Archive; Bala Saho; Walter Hawthorne; Matris: The Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences at Michigan State University
Description: Kumba Jaw brought her husband Muhammad Jallow before the Qadi of Bathurst claiming that Muhammad molested and insulted her. The Qadi asked Kumba Jaw to return to Muhammad but she chose divorce.
Date: May 19, 1927
Date Range: 1920-1929
Location: Banjul (Bathurst), Banjul, The Gambia
Format: Text/jpeg
Language: Arabic
Rights Management: For research and educational use only.
Digitizer: The Gambian National Archive
Archive: The Gambian National Archive
Source: Kumba Jaw VS Muhammad Jallow: Bathurst (Banjul) Qadi Court Transcript Year Book, 1952-1955; Proceedings, pp. 426/425