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Songhai's Great Mosque of Djenne: Mud, Faith, and Empire
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the architectural and spiritual heart of the Songhai Empire: the Great Mosque of Djenne. They discuss how the mosque was built from sun-dried mud bricks and palm wood, its role as a center of Islamic learning alongside Sankore, and its connection to Askia Muhammad's pilgrimage. They uncover the annual plastering ritual that maintains the structure, the mosque's pre-Islamic animist foundations, and the French colonial restoration that reshaped its silhouette. Listeners will learn about mud architect Ismaila Traoré, the imam's role in…
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