THE CREAM OF MUD MOSQUES...DJENNE

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Malian Flag The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in... [read more]
Blog: IMAGES OF MALI ...THE MUD MOSQUES OF MALI
Date: March 1st 2011

THE MUD MOSQUES OF MALI

The Mud Mosque at Djenne captured my imagination from the pictures in books from my childhood...an exotic image that remained with me...but as I have now been there...the images are real and indelibly printed in my psyche... I photograhed as many Mud Mosques as I could as I danced through Mali. Mali is a predominately Muslim nation, so each village has ... read more

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