Mossi Essays

The Voice of the Young The Gambia, often referred to as the smiling coast of Africa because of the way it is shaped on the map of Africa, is my home, my country of birth and citizenship. With a population of less than two million, two-thirds of which are young, The Gambia is devoted to promoting the rights and welfare of her children. As such, a number of organizations for children exist all over the country. One of the best things that ever happened to me was joining the Voice of the Young, a child-led

There are multiple examples of major changes in Africa that I could talk about for this exam. But being that I only need a few pages, I will focus on, for this exam, rise and end of the Malinke Empire and Songhay, the religious influences throughout Ethiopia, trading towns in the east of Africa, and most of the Iron Age societies. The examples of change will display how towns and kingdoms would come and go, the people settling there, or development of new productions and technology. I will then explain

and ultimately the earth (volcanoes) and where lepers originated (1). The fire and volcano imagery is insight because it gives a clever and memorable story to why lava and magma are at the bottom of volcanoes - this is special information that the Mossi people would value but would not be blunt, therefore insight. The inner eye through the Naba Zid-Wendé explains how all things in the universe can come together

ruler, and his reign was marked by the intolerance of the Muslims of Timbuktu, who he believed was disloyal to him. After his death Askia Muhammad reigned from 1493 to 1528. He engage in several military campaigns, including the holy war against the Mossi and Hausa. Unlike, the other rules, Askia was a Muslim who ruled with Muslim ideas, and he remodel Songhai using islamic laws and customs. When Askia made his pilgrimage to Mecca he was accompanied by scholars, holy men, and fifteen- hundred soldiers

Organ donation is currently the only successful way of saving the lives of patients with organ failure and other diseases that require a new organ altogether. According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services there is currently 122,566 patients both actively and passively on the transplant list. This number will continue to increase, in fact, every ten minutes another person is added to the list. Unfortunately, twenty-two of these people die while waiting for an organ on a daily basis

WOMEN IN MEDIEVAL WEST AFRICA The history of medieval West Africa utilizes archaeological artifacts, myths, chronicles, oral traditions, and work of Arabian and European writers. Ibn Battuta, circa 14th century, wrote about his experience in Timbuktu, the major city, that “…women were treated with more respect than men…” yet he denounced the nudity of their women and their lack of seclusion. As can be expected, caution is needed when using these Muslim sources, as from the 9th c. on Muslims attempted