Muslim Brotherhoods and Politics in Senegal in 1985

Abstract

This author made her first study of the Muslim brotherhoods in 1966, and then ten years later reassessed their political position. 1 Now, after almost a similar length of time since 1976, this brief evaluation is written in the hope of illustrating the gradually changing position of Muslim leaders or marabouts , and their rôle in Senegalese life and politics.