Directory of Africa Resources

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For websites dealing with the historical expansion of Islam in Africa.

Subcategories

• Aghlabid Emirate
• Almohad Dynasty
• Almoravid Dynasty
• Empire of Mali
• Empire of Songhay
• Sokoto Caliphate

Resources in This Category

• Kingdoms of the Medieval Sudan

  http://webusers.xula.edu/jrotondo/Kingdoms/
  Histories of Mali, Songhay, Kanem-Bornu, and Hausaland, with sections on trade in the Sahel, and on Islam. Also includes a photo gallery and glossary.

• Medieval Sourcebook: Abu Uthman al-Jahiz

  http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/860jahiz.html
  A translation of an excerpt from "The Essays" (c 860 CE) on the Zanj (Black Africans of East Africa).

• The Story of Africa - Islam : BBC World Service

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index_section7.shtml
  A history of Islam in Africa; includes articles about Muslim practice and activity on the continent, regional variations, a timeline, bibliography and links.

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• Home > Society > History > By Region > Africa
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