Contemporary Dynamics of the Bou Kounta Qadiri Community

By Maria Grosz-Ngaté

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Creator: Kounta, Minetou
Daouda Faye
Description: Madame Minetou Kounta, a daughter of Khalif Cheikh Bou Mouhamed Kounta (d. 2006), was born in the village of Thiariack, near Kaolack, but grew up in Ndiassane. She describes the activities of the NGO Tostan in Ndiassane and her own participation and role as treasurer. Madame Minetou Kounta concludes by discussing her involvement in Senegalese party politics after Tostan left Ndiassane, pointing out that she is applying what she learned about mobilizing people from working for Tostan.
Interview conducted in Wolof by Daouda Faye. Translated into French by Gana Ndiaye.

Date: June 18, 2015
Date Range: 2010-2019
Location: Ndiassane, Thies, 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
Digitizer: Maria Grosz-Ngaté