Web Directory

» 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

» Civilizations in Africa: The Islamic Invasions
   A summary overview of Muslim expansion in Africa.
   http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/CIVAFRCA/ISLAM.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

» 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.northwestern.edu/african-studies/programs_isia.html

» 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

» 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/

» 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

» Spread of Islam in West Africa
   An article by Prof. A. Rahman I. Doi on Islam in W Africa, from 850 CE, including short accounts of the empires of Ghana, Mali, Songhay, and Kanem Bornu.
   http://members.tripod.com/worldupdates/islamintheworld/id26.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/