There is much activity in downtown Dakar, as worshippers arrive at the Grand Mosque for Friday service. This mosque is huge. It occupies three square city blocks.
Islam is the official religion of Senegal. This Islam is not, however, an orthodox form of Islam. The majority of Wolof are members of one of two Sufi brotherhoods: Mourides or Tidjans.
Youth of the Mouride Islamic Sect, singing "the
Khassaid", at the mosque in the holy city of Touba.
Mosque in the holy city of Touba.