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Attempt the following questions:
1. In the light of this topic, discuss how Islam spread into Africa
2. Discuss what you know about historical development of Islam and Muslims in Africa.
3. Give a brief account of the role played by earlier Muslim merchants in carrying Islam to Middle and
West Africa.
4. Discuss the spread of Islam into HOA.
5. In view of this study, explain the main challenges facing Muslims in Eritrea.
6. Give a detailed account of environmental problems facing Eritrean Muslims.
7. Djibouti represents a particular case as Muslim country in East Africa, could you explain why?
8. Give a detailed account of the main issues before Djibouti including the urban development and civil war.
9. Ethiopia s the second-most populous nation on the African ‎continent as well as the first cradle of Islam.
However, historical events and current status would make you raise your eye brows. Could you tell why
it is so?
10. In light of this study, discuss discrimination against and misrepresentation of Ethiopian Muslims as the two
main challenges to Muslims in Ethiopia.

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11. Give a detailed account of poverty and its effects among the Somali Muslims.
12. Having read this paper, give an account of the presence of Islam in West Africa.
13. Give a detailed account of the key temporary issues in West Africa.
14. Discuss how Islam spread into East Africa and explain the key issues there.
15. Explain the status of Islam and Muslims in Chad, Central African Republic (CAR)‎, and The Democratic
Republic of Congo‎.
16. In light of this paper, discuss this statement: "The partition of Sudan is not the logical outcome of five
decades of ‎civil war. It is the fruition of a century-old Western ecclesiastical plot ‎to close Islam's gateway
into Africa."
17. In your opinion, why Christinizational tide is so strong in Africa today‎?
18. What should the Muslim World do in face of Christinizational tide that is flooding Africa?
19. Give an account of the shared concerns of Muslim communities in African countries.