Saint-Louis: Religious Pluralism in the Heart of Senegal

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

Al-Hajj Malik Sy

Al-Hajj Malik Sy
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This picture was taken by a colonial government photographer about 1912 in Tivaouane,the headquarters of the well-known Tijaniyya Sufi leader Malik Sy, and then published in Paul Marty, "Etudes sur l'Islam au Senegal," vol 1 (1917).

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Al-Hajj Malik Sy
Al-Hajj Malik Sy
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Courtesy of Paul Marty

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Creator: Marty, Paul
Description: This picture was taken by a colonial government photographer about 1912 in Tivaouane,the headquarters of the well-known Tijaniyya Sufi leader Malik Sy, and then published in Paul Marty, "Etudes sur l'Islam au Senegal," vol 1 (1917).
Date: 1912
Date Range: 1910-1919
Location: Tivaouane, Senegal
Format: Image/jpeg
Rights Management: For educational use only. Photo of Paul Marty and Editions E Leroux (Paris).
Contributing Institution: Paul Marty; MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University
Digitizer: MATRIX
Source: Paul Marty, "Etudes sur l'Islam au Senegal," vol 1 (1917)