Banjul Muslims and the Islamic Court
By Walter Hawthorne and Bala Saho
Njie VS Fatoumata: Court Transcript (1952)
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: Fatoumata Sawo brought her husband Ekeri Njie to claim for her maintenance, remainder of her dowry, and money he promised to give her. The Qadi asked Ekeri to give Fatoumata the money and marriage should continue.
Date: May 27, 1952
Date Range: 1950-1959
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: Ekeri Njie VS Fatoumata Sawo: Qadi Court Transcript Year Book, 1952-1955; Case 102/1952