Herald Newsletter 8-22-2024

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AbridgebetweenIslamandthe West

AnIslamicleaderfromthereligiouscityofToubadisplaysprayerbeadsmadefromsacredwood insideofNorthAfrica’slargestmosqueonMay16,2024,inTouba,Senegal.ManyMuslimswhich manymaketheirpilgrimagetoeveryyear,includingthelateboxinggreatMuhammadAliof Louisville,Ky PhotobyVonSmith

VonSmith|StaffPhotographer “AbridgebetweenIslamandtheWest”–ThewesternmostAfricannationofSenegal dividesitsidentitybetweentraditionalAfricanculture,easternIslamicinfluenceand Frenchcolonialpast.

Situatedincoastalsub-SaharanAfrica,thecapitalcityofDakarsitsonadensely populatedpeninsulasurroundedbytheAtlantic,thefarthest-reachingpointofAfrica andEurasia.

Asphalthighwaysleadtodust-coveredroundaboutsintorocky-dirtstreetsweaving throughmulti-storycinderblockapartmentbuildings Colorfulpaintedbusesknownas “bush-taxis”carrypeoplebumpertobumperwithmotorbikes,dumptrucksandhandpaintedyellowcabs

Photos:HonorsCollege WelcomeBackBash

Fromleft:FreshmanhonorsstudentsDanielThelen,AtianaSpiveyandJordanWonkachatabout spendingtheirfirstweekoncampusattheWKUHonorsCollegeWelcomeBackBashattheMahurin HonorsCollegebacklawnonWednesday,Aug 21,2024 PhotobyVonSmith

Story by Von Smith
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