Title: Mali & Senegal the power of Islam /
Authors: Varnam-Atkin, Stuart.; Maruyama, Kazunori.; Shima, Hiroyuki.; Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai.; Filmakers Library, inc.
Publisher: [distributed by] Filmakers Library, Inc.,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Islam Mali.; Islam Senegal.; Murīdīyah Mali.; Murīdīyah Senegal.; Islam Economic aspects Mali.; Islam Economic aspects Senegal.; Islam Influence; Islam Africa, West History; Mali Religious life and customs.; Senegal Religious life and customs.
Abstract: Islam has influenced West Africa since the 11th century, but only in the last 100 years has the religion grown so rapidly in Senegal and Mali. One prominent sect, the Murid movement, has millions of followers and wealth accumulated from peanut cultivation. As a force of conservative Islam, its economic and political power must be watched by the West.