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Islam in Africa

Episode 9 of 9

In the final episode Zeinab Badawi travels to several countries and looks at the early spread of Islam in Africa.

In the final episode Zeinab Badawi travels to several countries and looks at the early spread of Islam in Africa and how many Africans practise to this day a mystic, Sufi form of the religion. She shows how Arab culture came to influence a large part of the continent - particularly in the north. And she charts the rise of the powerful Islamic dynasties of North Africa, that built magnificent monuments, mosques and empires - including a part of southern Europe.

50 minutes

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Sun 27 Aug 2017 21:10GMT

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