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Ceddo

سيدو

Ceddo.

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At a glance

Identifiers
Wikidata
Review
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Islam and African religionsColonial wars and resistanceConquest and its debates

Screening Room

Format
Film · About Islam
Released
1977 CE · 1397 AH†
Countries
SN
Languages
wo (original)
Approach
historical drama
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

The well-known Senegalese film by Ousmane Sembène about the 'Ceddo', the people of the land, who resist the spread of Islam, Christianity and slavery in the kingdom of Wolof; one of Africa's greatest films about the coming of Islam. 1 2

People and things also explored

Resistance and terrorism — the dividing line· Conquest by force (anwa)· Conquest by treaty (sulh)· Fay' (property restored without battle)· Iqta' (land grant)· Jizya (capitation on treaty peoples)· Kharaj (land tax)· Kharaj (land levy, fiqh entry)

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “Ceddo”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/ceddo-1977/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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