Sulayman Nyang discusses the development of Islam in Africa begining with the first migration of Muslims to Abbissynia to their expansion into spain. this renowned historian on Islam begins by looking at how and why Islam crossed the Red Sea from Arabia into Africa and how the Muslim civilization became dominant in this region of the world at the time. A brief historical background of Egypt is looked at in order to provide a context for understanding the spread of Islam across North Africa. And the processes of Arabization and Islamization are discussed as Islam eventually spread south of the Sahara into the rest of Africa Dr. Nyang also covers the Berbers in Libya and their assimilation into Arab culture as well as the establishment of the Muslim naval power and the various sufi movements that played a huge role in this profound expansion

Dr Sulayman Nyang's Biography
Sulayman Nyang teaches at Howard University in Washington D.C. where he serves as Professor of African Studies. from 1975 to 1978 he served as Deputy Ambassador and Head of Chancery of the Gambia Embassy in Jeddah, Saudia Arabia. Professor Nyang has served as consultant to several national and international agencies. He has served on the boards of the African Studies Association, the American Council for the study of Islamic Societies and the Association of Muslim Social Scientists. He is listed on the editorial boards of several national and international scholarly journals. He has lectured on college campuses in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Professor nyang has written extensively on Islamic, african and Middle Eastern affairs