ISLAM IN AND OUT: COSMOPOLITAN PATRIOTISM AND XENOPHOBIA AMONG MUSLIMS IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE

ABSTRACTThe nativist ideology of ivoirité of the 1990s generated brutal discriminatory policies against those labelled as ‘strangers’, especially Muslims. Reversing that perspective, this article focuses on the interface between religion and national identity in twentieth-century Côte d'Ivoire from within Muslim society. The argument is divided into two parts. The first puts forward the counter-hegemonic, patriotic-cum-cosmopolitan narratives that a new Muslim leadership formulated in order to write Islam into national history. The second focuses on grass-roots, demotic, day-to-day realities. It explores Muslim takes on belonging and alienation in practice, paying careful attention to the community's internal diversity. It shows how, over time, Ivorian Muslims have showcased varying degrees of cosmopolitan patriotism but also of their own, local xenophobia. The concluding section returns to the new Muslim leadership and its multifaceted endeavours to reconcile Muslim lived experiences with their cosmopolitan patriotic aspirations. The article ends with a short epilogue surveying the violent armed conflicts of the period 2002 to 2011 and how Muslims were a part of them.

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Ethnotaxonomie des plantes médicinales chez les Bété de Gagnoa, en Côte d’Ivoire

International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences ◽

10.4314/ijbcs.v15i3.20 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 1104-1120

Author(s):

Serge-Roland Sidio ◽

Koffi N'guessan

Keyword(s):

Medicinal Plants ◽

Cultural Values ◽

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Medical Knowledge ◽

Plantes Médicinales ◽

African Countries ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Côte D'ivoire ◽

Over Time

Dans le but de contribuer à la sauvegarde des savoirs médicaux ancestraux et à la valorisation de la médecine traditionnelle, cent vingt tradipraticiens du département de Gagnoa ont été soumis à des entretiens semi-structurés portant sur les procédés nomenclaturaux des plantes médicinales employées dans le traitement des troubles gastroentérologiques. Ainsi, cinquante et une plantes médicinales ont été inventoriées et reparties en 47 genres et 24 familles d’Angiospermes avec une prépondérance des Fabaceae et des Lamiaceae regroupant chacune 13,73% des espèces recensées. Ces plantes portent des appellations en langues locales ivoiriennes. Quarante-cinq espèces portent des noms en langue autochtone Bété représentant 88,24% des espèces recensées. Seulement neuf d’entre elles sont désignées par des noms ayant un sens. Leurs significations se rapportent soit à leur milieu de vie, soit à leur utilité ou à leur aspect ou encore font référence à des animaux. Cette étude revêt un intérêt pour les pays africains, en particulier la Côte d’Ivoire où le savoir ancestral se perd au fil du temps avec l’abandon d’un certain nombre de valeurs culturelles. order to contribute to the preservation of ancestral medical knowledge and the promotion of traditional medicine, one hundred and twenty tradipraticians of the department of Gagnoa were subjected to semantic interviews structured on the nomenclatural processes of medicinal plants used in the treatment of gastroenterological disorders. Thus, fifty-one medicinal plants were inventoried and divided into 47 genera and 24 families of Angiosperms with a preponderance of Fabaceae and Lamiaceae, each comprising 13.73% of the species surveyed. These plants have names in local Ivorian languages. Forty-five species have native Bété names representing 88.24% of the species surveyed. Only nine are referred to as names with meaning. Their meanings refer either to their environment, their usefulness or their appearance, or to animals. This study is of interest to African countries, in particular Côte d'Ivoire, where traditional knowledge is lost over time with the abandonment of certain cultural values

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Issues in Comparing Poverty Trends Over Time in Cote d'Ivoire

10.1596/1813-9450-1711 ◽

1999 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Christine Jones ◽

Xiao Ye

Keyword(s):

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Côte D'ivoire ◽

Trends Over Time ◽

Over Time

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Empire of the Young: The Legacies of State Agricultural Policy on Local Capitalism and Social Support Networks in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire

Comparative Studies in Society and History ◽

10.1017/s0010417504000246 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 46 (3) ◽

pp. 469-496 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Lauren Morris MacLean

Keyword(s):

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Elderly Population ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Extended Family ◽

The United States ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

The Troubles ◽

Côte D'ivoire ◽

The Family ◽

Over Time

While most American academics and policymakers are familiar with the problems facing the growing elderly population in the United States, many are surprised to learn of the troubles confronting the aged in Africa. In stark contrast to the mythic image of the tightly-knit extended family, where grandparents are lovingly cared for as a respected and integral part of the family unit, is the unforgiving reality of hunger, ill health, and loneliness that is the daily existence for many elderly Africans. It is critical that the problems of the aged in Africa and other parts of the developing world be examined, but we must recognize that these problems do not signify a simple convergence toward a common social ill across the globe. Rather, the nature of inter-generational solidarity varies, sometimes dramatically, over time and across contexts. This study employs a comparative analysis to reveal important differences in the nature of inter-generational solidarity over time between two similar sub-regions in neighboring Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire in West Africa, and asks what explains those differences.

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Post-conflict News and Information Needs of West African Farmers: Voices from Côte d’Ivoire and Mali

Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education ◽

10.5191/jiaee.2016.23201 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 7-24

Author(s):

Assoumane A. Maiga ◽

M. Craig Edwards ◽

Marshall A. Baker ◽

D. Dwayne Cartmell II ◽

Joel M. Jenswold

Keyword(s):

Cote D'ivoire ◽

Information Needs ◽

Côte D’Ivoire ◽

Armed Conflicts ◽

African Countries ◽

Cote D’Ivoire ◽

Key Informants ◽

Post Conflict ◽

Côte D'ivoire ◽

The Media

During the decades following the independence of Sub-Saharan African countries, many farmers were severely affected by armed conflicts. News and information providers could provide important support toward the economic recovery of these farmers and the rebuilding of their communities. This qualitative study sought to explore farmers’ perceptions on the role of media and other sources in disseminating news and information after armed conflicts ceased in Côte d’Ivoire and in Mali. The study involved 10 key informants, five from each country. Rigorous qualitative research procedures were used to collect and analyze the study’s data. Six themes emerged from the interviews. Farmers perceived the media were interested in reporting about their regions only during the conflicts. They also indicated the absence of Extension or other forms of rural advisory services during and after armed conflicts. However, all 10 key informants perceived the media could assist in recovery and rebuilding efforts and should deliver related information in their local languages as well as provide programs targeting women and youth. Recommendations for policy and practice are offered. In addition, topics are identified on which to train communicators and Extension/advisory agents to meet the information needs of farmers who experience the effects of armed conflict.

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