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In conclusion, naming ceremonies are one of the most important markers of Sierra Leonean identity.

D’Alisera’s book talks about how the Sierra Leoneans in Washington DC are coping with taking part in an emerging American Islam while at the same time are still being rooted in their homeland tradition.

Naming was used to link the child to their home land Sierra Leone giving them a sense of identity. The child was wrapped in Africa using an African cloth. The cloth symbolized the importance of connecting two worlds so that the newborn was not abandoned to the world of her birth, (D'Alisera, 1998).