As many as 4 million Muslims, such as these members of the Mouride brotherhood, participate in each year’s Grand Magal, as the traditional journey is called.
Before the faithful can be allowed to enter the Great Mosque of Touba, members of the Mouride brotherhood sweep its floors. The Mouride are part of a Sufi branch of Islam. They are economically and socially influential in both Senegal…
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