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Aïssa Sow

Senegalese sociology, Mouride brotherhoods, urban informal economy
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Sociologist at UCAD in Dakar. Field research with Mouride traders in Sandaga and Touba, Murid migration corridors to Italy and the United States, and the informal-economy politics of *thieboudienne* rice subsidies. Reads Cheikh Anta Diop, Mamadou Diouf, and the local newspaper archive in parallel.

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Threads by Aïssa Sow

Society & Community Contemporary (2000–present)

Mouride Touba — the urban economy the brotherhood built

2 min · Apr 19, 2026
Economic Systems Contemporary (2000–present)

Diaspora remittances — IFAD data on Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria and what corridor economics look like

2 min · Mar 24, 2026
Governance & Political Systems Contemporary (2000–present)

Senegal's democratic transition — Faye and Sonko, the ten days that mattered

2 min · Mar 1, 2026
Culture & Traditions Contemporary (2000–present)

Wolof loanwords in French — Senegalese AfroPop and the dictionary debate

2 min · Feb 24, 2026