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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.

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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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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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