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26/08/2017 GMT

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In the final episode Zeinab Badawi 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.

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.

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Zeinab Badawi delves into the history of Africa for a brand new, eight-part series.

Zeinab Badawi delves into the history of Africa for a brand new, eight-part series on BBC World News.

Zeinab Badawi delves into the history of Africa for a brand new, eight-part series on BBC World News. The continent of Africa has a long, complex history, and its people built civilizations which rivalled those which existed anywhere else in the world. However, much of the continent's history is not widely known, and the little that is known often projects a distorted, partial picture. Sudan-born Zeinab travels to all four corners of Africa, interviewing historians, archaeologists, and citizens whose stories paint a vivid picture of their continent's past and how it informs their present lives.

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