Crash Course
Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa
Delve into the world of Malian ruler Mansa Musa, the development and culture of African kingdoms such as the Swahili civilization, the use of oral tradition, and the spread of Islam across trade routes. The narrator does an...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: World Explorers: Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta, a learned Muslim explorer, traveled throughout Africa and Southeast Asia for thirty years and documented his experiences, providing an invaluable record of the Muslim world in the 14th century. [4:21]