Continuity and Change in Modern Senegalese Society By Dr. Maimouna Barro Associate Director Center for African Studies University of Illinois.

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Continuity and Change in Modern Senegalese Society By Dr. Maimouna Barro Associate Director Center for African Studies University of Illinois

Map of Africa

Map of West Africa

West African countries BeninBenin (French) Burkina FasoBurkina Faso (French) Cape VerdeCape Verde (Portuguese) Côte d'IvoireCôte d'Ivoire (French) GambiaGambia (English) GhanaGhana (English) GuineaGuinea (French) Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau (Portuguese) LiberiaLiberia (English) MaliMali (French) MauritaniaMauritania (French) NigerNiger (French) NigeriaNigeria (English) SenegalSenegal (French) Sierra LeoneSierra Leone (English) TogoTogo (French )

Map of senegal

Facts about Senegal Facts about the country Population: Over 11 million people Area: 76,000 square miles Major Ethnic groups: Wolof (43.7%), Pulaar (23%), Serer(14%), Joola (3.7%), Mandinka (3.%), Soninke (1.1%) Official Language: French Religions: Muslims (94%), Christians (5%), Indigenous (1%) Major Cities: Dakar (capital city), Thies, Kaolack, Saint-Louis

III-Historical Background A. Pre-colonial Senegal and West Africa: The Heritage of Islam The Trans-Saharan Trade: Islam in West Africa in the 8th Century The progressive Islamization of chiefdoms and large political units The 19th Century Jihads and the promotion of Literacy and Sufism

Ouadane Mosque, Mauritania

Chinguetti Mosque, Mauritania

Agadez Mosque, Niger

Dingeray Mosque, Timbuktu

The Heritage of Islam

When Timbuktu Was the Paris of Islamic Intellectuals in Africa

The Heritage of Islam

B. The Atlantic Slave Trade Trans-Atlantic Exports by Region Region Number of Slaves % Senegambia479, Upper Guinea411, Windward Coast183, Gold Coast1,035, Blight Of Benin2,016, Blight Of Biafra1,463, West Central4,179, South East470, Total 1 0,240,200 »Source:Lovejoy, P. Transformations In slavery, 2000.

Goree Island

Goree Island, the door of no return(Senegal)

C. The Colonial Era ( ) French colonization: A system of political, economic and cultural domination French Imperialism and Islam The Road to independence (1960): The role of Senegal’s elite

Saint-Louis, Senegal (former capital of French West Africa) Le pont Faidherbe

Signare de Saint louis, Senegal

IV- Government and Politics A long tradition of Democracy and Stability The 2000 Elections and the New Terrain of Alternance or Soppi Islam and Politics: The role of the Sufi orders

II-Modern Senegalese Society: Continuity and Change A homogenous and tolerant society A society between resistance and change Senegalese Islam: The place of brotherhoods

II-Modern Senegalese Society: Continuity and Change The Senegalese Intelligentsia Popular Culture and the Arts The Role and Status of women

The Tivaoune Mosque, Senegal

Touba Mosque, Senegal

The Niassene Mosque, Kaolack

III- The Challenges of a Dependent Economy Agriculture: A declining economic sector Fishing: A promising Sector Tourism: A strategic Sector

Dakar, La Porte du Troisième Millénaire (The Gate to the 21 st Century )

Dakar, Senegal’s Capital city

Conclusion: Senegal in the New Global Era

PCCI Call Center, Dakar

Key Senegalese values Teranga=Hospitality Tegin=Respect Yarr= Politeness

Useful Internet Resources African Languages at UIUC (