Sokhna Magat Diop
Sokhna Magat Diop | |
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| Born | c. 1917 |
| Died | 2003 |
| Nationality | Senegalese |
| Occupation | Religious leader |
Sokhna Magat Diop (c. 1917–2003) was a Senegalese religious leader.
Life
She headed the Mouride community, of which her father had been the leader; he named her to be head of one section in 1943, having no male heirs and recognizing her abilities.[citation needed] In 1990 a history of her work in the community, L'Islam au féminin: Sokhna Magat Diop, cheikh de la confrérie mouride by Christian Coulon and Odile Reveyrand, was published.[1]
References
- ^ Kathleen Sheldon (4 March 2016). Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-6293-5.
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