# Hadj or El Hadj? Grounding AI Answers in a Digital Collection on Islam in West Africa

- **Type:** Blog post
- **Authors:** Frédérick Madore
- **Publisher:** The Digital Orientalist
- **Date:** Forthcoming
- **Language:** English
- **Countries:** Togo, Côte d'Ivoire
- **Project:** [Digital Humanities and AI in African Studies](https://www.frederickmadore.com/research/dh-ai-african-studies.md)
- **Tags:** Islam in West Africa, IWAC, MCP, Large Language Models, Artificial Intelligence, Semantic Search, Agent Skills, Collections as Data, Digital Archives, Digital Humanities, Historical Source Criticism, Data Sovereignty, Hajj, Pilgrimage, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire
- **Web page:** https://www.frederickmadore.com/publications/hadj-or-el-hadj-grounding-ai-answers-iwac-2026

## Reference

Frédérick Madore. (Forthcoming). “Hadj or El Hadj? Grounding AI Answers in a Digital Collection on Islam in West Africa”. The Digital Orientalist, 2026.

## Links

- [Blog homepage](https://digitalorientalist.com/)

## BibTeX

```bibtex
@misc{hadj-or-el-hadj-grounding-ai-answers-iwac-2026,
    title = {Hadj or El Hadj? Grounding AI Answers in a Digital Collection on Islam in West Africa},
    author = {Frédérick Madore},
    year = {2026},
    language = {English},
    keywords = {Islam in West Africa, IWAC, MCP, Large Language Models, Artificial Intelligence, Semantic Search, Agent Skills, Collections as Data, Digital Archives, Digital Humanities, Historical Source Criticism, Data Sovereignty, Hajj, Pilgrimage, Togo, Côte d'Ivoire}
}
```