But there are efforts to promote more strictness. For the good Muslims of Senegal, that leaves time for all kinds of other activities.
African drums ring out, and girls and young women leap forward one by one.
They hike their brightly colored skirts and churn up the back-yard dust in a furious Senegalese dance. Or, if you should happen to be suffering nightmares, the Senegalese might also tell you where there is a good baobab tree under which to sacrifice a live chicken. From ancient roots, Islam is powerfully ingrained in this former French colony on the westernmost edge of Africa. Nine of 10 Senegalese follow the teachings of Mohammed. Most programs failed in Africa because the leaders were corrupt.