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Zakariya Wright is a graduate student in African History based in Chicago. He has spent several years studying with Tijani scholars in Senegal, Morocco and Egypt; most notably Shaykh Hassan Cisse in Medina-Baye, Senegal. Zakariya Wright is a graduate student in African History based in Chicago. He has spent several years studying with Tijani scholars in Senegal, Morocco and Egypt; most notably Shaykh Hassan Cisse in Medina-Baye, Senegal.
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