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
Story by Von Smith
