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middle-class Gambians in their twenties, who were secularly educated. Marloes Janson claims that the movement "provides Gambian youth with a new sense of belonging in that they see themselves as part of a global movement." As the Jamaat stems from South Asia, the Tablighi has resulted in a mergence of South Asian and West African cultures, especially as Pakistani preachers played a key role in starting the movement in the Gambia. A further impact of the Tablighi Jaamat, claims Janson could be a rebellion of young Muslims in Gambia against the older adherents of traditional Islamic schools of thought.
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 condemn the jama’at... because it prevents them from pursuing a youthful lifestyle
because it leaves them with a sense of guilt at not being able to live up to Islamic principles. Moreover
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Despite declaring the Gambia an “Islamic republic”, in 2015, the then President Jammeh, maintained that no dress code would be enforced and that citizens would still have the right to practice any religion freely. However, one month after the statement was made, Jammeh placed stricter regulations on
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The Gambia has historically been viewed as a society that is receptive to people of different religious faiths. As a result, other religious movements, such as the Ahmadiyya Islamic missionary movement have experienced some prominence in the country and success with regards to gaining adherents. An
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Evidence of Islam in the Gambia exists from as early as the 11th century, stemming from the arrival of North African Muslim merchants. Following centuries of increasing influence, especially brought on by Islamic scholars, Islam became the major religion in the country in the 19th century. The
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However, the Gambia has also demonstrated a sense of societal independence and interpretations of Islam, demonstrated by the response to Jammeh's aforementioned dress code directive in 2016, in which women were told to wear headscarves in the workplace. Notably, the directive was lifted after
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is an Islamic missionary movement that has experienced prominence in the Gambia, having first reached the country in the 1990s. Karamojo Dukureh is widely acknowledged as the founder of the Jamaat in The Gambia. In particular, the movement has appealed to youth in the Gambia, specifically
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example of such prominence, is the fact that the Ahmadis were the first Muslims in West Africa to set up schools that taught both religious perspectives as well as providing secular education. The Ahmadiyya movement's rise in prominence was especially visible in the 1960s. Sir
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called for the expulsion of Ahmadi Muslims and Ahmadiyya teachings in the Gambia to be banned. Shortly after his comments were made, Fatty was dismissed as Imam of the state house, although insisted that his dismissal was unrelated to the statements he made regarding Ahmadis.
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Since gaining independence in 1965, the Gambia has been governed by 3 presidents, all of whom have been Muslims. Islam has thus had a significant impact on internal politics in the country, although to varying degrees, in an otherwise secular society.
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Following Jammeh's military coup in 1994, many Western nations, including the U.S., cut their financial support of the Gambia temporarily. As a result, Islamic, Middle Eastern states established stronger ties with the country.
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Jawara became the country's first president in 1970, after serving as prime minister from 1962, when the country was granted self-governance (before full independence). Following his death in 2019, he was recognised by the
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declared Ahmadiddya non-Muslim. Some reports suggested that Jammeh may have been interested in claiming the movement's assests, including its numerous schools and hospitals, such as the large-scale hospital in Tallinding,
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official to officiate over Gambian Muslims. The Islamic courts ensured a formalised justice system, especially when compared to the traditional, pre-colonial court procedures, which were far less codified. However, the
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The Gambia has a diverse array of traditional cultural practices, stemming from the various ethnic groups that make up the population. The country maintains strong links to traditional music, such as the
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The role of Islam in Gambian society was evident even during colonial rule, specifically through the creation of an Islamic school, the ‘Muhammadan School’, which combined both Islamic and Western
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Despite the prominence of Ahmadiyya in The Gambia, the religious movement has not been accepted across all regions of Gambian society. In a separate interview conducted in her 2013 monograph,
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since British colonial rule. The presence of Qadis (Islamic magistrates) in Muslim courts during colonialism recognised the importance of Islam in the domestic issues of Gambian Muslims.
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for “promoting tolerance, human rights and the rule of law”. Jawara was born a Muslim, although converted to Christianity in 1955, before reconverting back to Islam in 1965.
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clothing, “order female government employees to wear headscarves at work”. He then reversed the directive, lifting the dress code restriction shortly after it was imposed.
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Janson spoke to a Gambian man who, "decided to become an Ahmadi, much to the dissatisfaction of his relatives, most of whom broke off contact with him."
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Ex-president Jammeh's personal advisor Abdoulie Fatty, appointed shortly after his inauguration, was a Muslim scholar. Jammeh also built
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The Gambia gained independence from British rule in 1965, initially as a constitutional monarchy, before becoming a republic within the
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Islam in the Gambia has had minimal coverage in popular, western culture, however, was portrayed in Alex Haley's 1976 novel,
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in 1970. The country has remained secular in principle. It has only been served by three presidents since 1970, namely, Sir
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The role of Islam in Gambian society is not fixed and often depends on the individual. In Marloes Janson's monograph,
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Gambia's long journey to republicanism a study in the development of the constitution and government of the Gambia
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Contours of Change : Muslim Courts, Women, and Islamic Society in Colonial Bathurst, the Gambia, 1905-1965
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Christianity, Islam, and ‘The Religion of Pouring’: Non-Linear Conversion in a Gambia/Casamance Borderland.”
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Islamists in the Gambia and Senegal, as adherents play it whilst walking the streets and begging for alms.
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Muslim to serve as the head of any state or colony, following his appointment as the second and last
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then President Jammeh's personal advisor and an Imam of the State House of the Gambia,
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resistance from within Gambian society, including, activists and pro-democracy groups.
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movement is also present. Other religious societies exist in the country, including
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In the early 20th century, the influence of Islam continued whilst the Gambia was
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Gambians (the traditional religious adherents) converting to Islam.
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A traditional West African sabar (drum), still played in the Gambia
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community, largely stemming from Lebanese and Arab migration. The
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is illegal in the Gambia and there is no legal recognition of
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