The Passport to Paradise gallery highlights the bold, visual images found all over Dakar by focusing upon the urban visual culture of the Mourides, a Senegalese Sufi movement centered upon the life and teachings of a local saint named Sheikh Amadou Bamba.

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Mural of Former U.S. President George Bush
Description: This scene from the Bel-Air factory mural of Papisto Boy depicts former U.S. President George Bush. The image is a visual monument to fallen Senegalese soldiers of the Gulf War dubbed “the Hares” (Diambar or Djomboor) for their wiliness in battle. That a predominantly Islamic African country like Senegal should send soldiers to the Gulf War is a strong indication of the republic’s independent stance in world politics. A closed book entitled The Seven Secrets of George Bush floats next to Mr. Bush. When asked what these secrets might be, Papisto laughed and responded, “How should I know? They’re secret!”
Publication Date: January 1, 1998
AODL Contributing Partner: Passport to Paradise
Copyright:
Author: Dakar, No first name given, Roberts, Allan F., Roberts, Mary Nooter
Interviewer: Interviewer Unknown

Sampling from L'Institut Fondemental d'Afrique Noire (IFAN)

Phil Curtin Collection

Collection Boubacar Barry

Collection Charles Becker: Recherches et documents sur le Sida

Photographs from “Passport to Paradise’: Sufi Arts of Senegal and Beyond

Mosques of Bondoukou

Futa Toro, Senegal and Mauritania

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