Creator: Agence de Presse Senegalaise

Contributing Institutions: Maria Grosz-Ngate; MATRIX: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences at Michigan State University

Description: News summary of a speech made by the Khalif of Ndiassane during the 2013 annual pilgrimage. The report highlights that the Khalif asked for better treatment of Koranic school students, citing as example the Prophet Mohamed's respect for his loyal companions. He also requested that the Senegalese government tar the road between Mekhe [on the main highway to Saint-Louis] and the religious city of Ndankh to facilitate the travel of pilgrims, while also thanking President Macky Sall for supporting the organization of the annual pilgrimage. Downloaded from Seneweb, 25 December 2013

Date: December 17, 2013

Date Range: 2010-2019

Location: Senegal

Format: Image/jpeg

Language: French

Rights Management: For educational use only.

Digitizer: Maria Grosz-Ngaté