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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

Gallery 5: The Muslim Tribunal

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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, side
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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.

Courtesy of Kalala Ngalamulume (1994)
Sample page from Register of the Muslim Tribunal
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A sample page of summaries of cases by the qadi (judge) of the Muslim Tribunal, late 19th century

Courtesy of Ghislaine Lydon (1997)

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Muslim Tribunal
Muslim Tribunal (1997)
Courtest of Ghislaine Lydon

Muslim Tribunal, side
Muslim Tribunal, side (1994)
Courtesy of Kalala Ngalamulume

Sample page from Register of the Muslim Tribunal
Sample page from Register of the Muslim Tribunal (1997)
Courtesy of Ghislaine Lydon


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The Muslim Tribunal
Creator: Robinson, David
Contributing Institutions: MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University
Description: Images from Essay 5: The Muslim Tribunal
Location: Saint Louis, Senegal
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