Touba, Senegal–Thousands of followers of a unique Senegalese Muslim community, the Baye Fall, worked with electric fervour on a recent morning preparing iftar meals for breaking the Ramadan fast, even though they themselves were not fasting. Unlike other Muslims, the Baye Fall for the most part neither pray nor fast, despite the two practices falling under the five pillars of Islam. Distinguished by their striking appearance, members of the religious group wear dreadlocks, multi-coloured patchwork outfits and numerous accessories believed to have mystical powers. READ: Why do Muslims fast during Ramadan In Senegal, which is about 95 percent Muslim, most followers of […]... Keep on reading: During Ramadan, Senegal's Baye Fall community lives to serve