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Religion

  For children   With adult support   For teachers

Islam
An excellent resource about Islam produced by Woodland Junior School, Kent. It has links to other sites.
Islam
A Think Quest site about Islam presented simply but a little more detail
Islam
'Islam for Children' written by a teacher
Use the hyperlinks on the left
Naming Ceremony
Scroll down the page to find an excellent description of the naming ceremony
Religious Festivals
Scroll down to read descriptions of the various muslim festivals
Tabaski
A short report about the celebration of Tabaski
Eid ul-Fitr
Wikipedia's Encyclopedia has a clear explanation of Eid ul-Fitr.
Eid ul-Fitr
Wait for this page to load from 'Islam Online' then click on 'Etiquette of 'Eid'. There will be a short presentation of 'What to do in the day of 'Eid'. It is not based in Africa but would still be the same.

Eid ul-Fitr -

A day of Feasting from Africa Travel Magazine

Tabaski
Micael Palin travelled through Dakar for the TV programe 'Sahara' a few days before Tabaski. Read his account - on both pages!
Wedding and naming ceremony
This site from VSO volunteers has lots of information about various religious celebrations
Click on 'Culture' then headings under 'Religion'. Look at 'Naming ceremony' and 'Wedding Ceremony' listed under 'Tribes'
Make sure you click on any pictures as they will lead to more information.

Wedding and naming ceremony
'Listen again' facilities on this site allow you to hear about how a girl from England went to live in The Gambia and she built a paper mill. It includes an account of her marriage.

The GTS site gives a back ground to her story

A Gambian Girl's religion
A Gambian girl's own website.
This section is about her Christian religion