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In the house of a marabout*
Posted on 31/08/2010
* marabout: "Today marabouts can be traveling holy men who survive on alms, religious teachers who take in young talibes at koranic schools, or distinguished religious leaders and...
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The Holy Month and taxes
Posted on 26/08/2010
During the last two weeks my lunches have mostly consisted of apples, porridge or bread with spread cheese and/or sardines. Besides the end of delicious free meals with loads of rice, oil...
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Henna Senegalese way
Posted on 12/08/2010
As in most Muslim countries, henna (in Wolof fuddan) belongs to the women's beauty traditions in Senegal. The usage and patterns of henna varies from country to country, but in Senegal...
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Learning Wolof
Posted on 31/07/2010
”He drank seven bottles of alcohol.” Naan na juroom-naari buteeli sangara.That's an unlikely phrase to use frequently in Senegal; yet it's an example found from Peace...
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Moving, vol. 2
Posted on 02/07/2010
In June I did even more moving than during the first month. And around 2000 kilometres in Senegal takes a lot longer than it would take in Europe! Something that also differs here from...
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Seven wonders of Dakar
Posted on 17/06/2010
Today once again I am about to leave the cute little town of Mboro, my more or less permanent place of residence in Senegal and replace it with Dakar, the less cute and crowded capital of...
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Rap issues
Posted on 10/06/2010
During the last few days I have done some extensive online searching - on out of all the people - Lil Wayne, financially one of the most successful American rappers at the moment. Yet...
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Smells, odours, fragrances and scents
Posted on 14/05/2010
”It smells like Africa.” I remember having this lovely cliché in my mind when descending from the plane at the airport of Dakar 7 weeks ago. A similar general mixed smell...
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Hard Day's Night
Posted on 29/04/2010
I thought of comparing a bit the different work environments I have been exposed to lately: the European Commission in Brussels, and the project Jappoo/Woomal by the Senegalese scouts where...
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