Beyond Jihad – the pacifist tradition in West African Islam
[The Standard - The Gambia] - 29/08/2025
By Dr Cherno Omar Barry Author backgroundLamin O Sanneh’s authority as a scholar of religion is central to the credibility of Beyond Jihad. Born in The Gambia in 1942, Sanneh grew up in a Mandinka Muslim family before later converting to Christianity, a trajectory that equipped him with a rare (…)
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