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The Story of Africa - Islam : BBC World Service 
- A history of Islam in Africa; includes articles about Muslim practice and activity on the continent, regional variations, a timeline, bibliography and links.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index_section7.shtml
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The Arabic Literary Tradition of Nigeria - A paper by Prof. John Hunwick of Northwestern University, tracing 800 years of Arabic/Islamic learning and literature in Nigeria. - http://iupjournals.org/ral/ral28-3.html    Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa - Seeks to raise awareness of Africa's rich Islamic intellectual and literary heritage by encouraging collaboration between scholars. Includes a short history of Islam in Africa, and information about their partners, publications and events. - http://www.isita.org/ African Islam in Tanzania - A paper by Abdulaziz Y. Lodhi and David Westerlund; covers the history and development of Islam in the country, from its introduction to the 1990s. - http://www.islamfortoday.com/tanzania.htm US Library of Congress - Ancient Manuscripts from the Desert Libraries of Timbuktu - Online exhibition presents manuscripts from Timbuktu, covering the 16th to the 18th centuries. - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/mali/ Medieval Sourcebook: Abu Uthman al-Jahiz - A translation of an excerpt from "The Essays" (c 860 CE) on the Zanj (Black Africans of East Africa). - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/860jahiz.html Kingdoms of the Medieval Sudan - 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. - http://webusers.xula.edu/jrotondo/Kingdoms/ Kanem-Bornu and The Hausa States - An account of the rise of the empire which at its height controlled territory from Libya to Lake Chad to Hausaland. - http://www.playahata.com/pages/bhfigures/bhfigures22.html Islam in Africa - Historical overview by Prof. A. Rahman I. Doi. - http://salam.muslimsonline.com/~azahoor/islafrica.htm Early African Empires and their Global Connections - A brief overview of the empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhay, and significant rulers. - http://www.globaled.org/nyworld/materials/african2.html Civilizations in Africa: The Islamic Invasions - A summary overview of Muslim expansion in Africa. - http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/CIVAFRCA/ISLAM.HTM |
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