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Saint-Louis: Religious Pluralism in the Heart of Senegal

by David Robinson with assistance from Ghislaine Lydon, Kalala Ngalamulume and others

Muslim Tribunal

Muslim Tribunal
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Under Governor Faidherbe, the French built a Muslim Tribunal where Islamic law would be practiced and opened this court in 1857.

Courtest of Ghislaine Lydon (1997)
Muslim Tribunal
Muslim Tribunal
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Courtest of Ghislaine Lydon
Creator: Lydon, Ghislaine
Contributing Institutions: Ghislaine Lydon; MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University
Description: Under Governor Faidherbe, the French built a Muslim Tribunal where Islamic law would be practiced and opened this court in 1857.
Date: 1997
Location: Saint-Louis, Senegal
Format: Image/jpeg
Rights Management: For educational use only. 1997 photo of Ghislaine Lydon.
Digitizer: MATRIX