Contemporary Dynamics of the Bou Kounta Qadiri Community

By Maria Grosz-Ngaté

Sidi Lamine Thiam ET AL. 14-12-2007


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Creator: Sidi Lamine Thiam
Babacar Kounta
Abdoulaye Kounta
Toba Diagne Haidara
Description: Beginning with his father in 1932, Cheikh Sidi Lamine Thiam’s family has represented the Kounta kaliphs in Dakar. He relates his family history and links with the Kounta family, with interventions by Babacar and Abdoulaye Kounta. The discussion also touches on the relations between Khalif Sidi Lamine and the secular authorities; the reputed wealth of Bou Kounta and the early caliphs; French military recruitment for the two world wars in the Bou Kounta community; and Cheikh Thiam’s daaira (religious association).

Interview conducted in Wolof by Toba Diagne Haïdara. Translated into French by Gana Ndiaye and Adrien Pouille.

Date: December 14, 2007
Date Range: 2000-2009
Location: Dakar, Senegal
Format: Audio/mp3
Language: Wolof
Rights Management: For educational use only.
Contributing Institution: Maria Grosz-Ngate; MATRIX: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences at Michigan State University
Contributor: Gana Ndiaye; Adrien Pouille
Digitizer: Maria Grosz-Ngaté