Africa (Subscribe)
Links
US Library of Congress - Ancient Manuscripts from the Desert Libraries of Timbuktu
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/mali/
Online exhibition presents manuscripts from Timbuktu, covering the 16th to the 18th centuries.
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.
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).
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.
Kanem-Bornu and The Hausa States
http://www.playahata.com/pages/bhfigures/bhfigures22.html
An account of the rise of the empire which at its height controlled territory from Libya to Lake Chad to Hausaland.
Early African Empires and their Global Connections
http://www.globaled.org/nyworld/materials/african2.html
A brief overview of the empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhay, and significant rulers.
Civilizations in Africa: The Islamic Invasions
http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/CIVAFRCA/ISLAM.HTM
A summary overview of Muslim expansion in Africa.
African Islam in Tanzania
http://www.islamfortoday.com/tanzania.htm
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.