Sufi Islamic Discourse in Africa: From the Greatest Jihad to the Establishment of the African Caliphate by Hamdy A. Hassan

“…This study demonstrates that the reformist discourse of major Sufi figures such as Sheikh Amadu Bamba in Senegal and Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio in Nigeria reflects a number of common features of Islamic reform in Africa, yet their reform programs were shaped by the conditions of the local context. …”
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Jihad e escravidão: as origens dos escravos muçulmanos da Bahia by Paul E. Lovejoy

“…As origens desses muçulmanos podem estar relacionadas ao contexto próprio das áreas interioranas da Baía de Benin e à jihad do Xeque Usman dan Fodio, fundador do Califado de Sokoto. Este estudo examina o material biográfico disponível, procurando oferecer subsídios adicionais acerca da comunidade muçulmana para, assim, estabelecer mais claramente as ligações entre os padrões de resistência à escravidão na Bahia, que culminaram na insurreição Malê de 1835, e o movimento da jihad no interior da Baía de Benin.…”
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Incidence, clinical characteristics, and risk factors of peripartum cardiomyopathy in Nigeria: results from the PEACE Registry by K.M. Karaye, N.A. Ishaq, H. Sa'idu, S.A. Balarabe, M.A. Talle, M.S. Isa, U.G. Adamu, H. Umar, H.I. Okolie, M.N. Shehu, I.Y. Mohammed, B. Sanni, O.S. Ogah, I. Oboirien, E.M. Umuerri, A.C. Mankwe, V.Y. Shidali, P. Njoku, S. Dodiyi‐Manuel, T.T. Shogade, T. Olunuga, D. Ojji, V. Josephs, A.C. Mbakwem, J. Tukur, S.A. Isezuo, PEACE Registry Investigators

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Reviews by Aleksandra Iwańczyk, Laura Łykowska, Stanisław Piłaszewicz, Ewa Siwierska, Beata Wójtowicz

“…Dżihad Usmana dan Fodio i dzieje emiratów fulańskich (The path of God. The jihad of Usman dan Fodio and the history of the Fulani emirates), Kraków, Księgarnia Akademicka, 2003, 296 pp. …”
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In Vitro Antimalarial Activity of Extracts of Some Indigenous Plant Species in Kebbi State by Aisha Abdulrazaq, Bashir Abdulkadi, N. T. Isyaku, Musa Yahaya, Badru O. A., Lawal Adamu, Alkali K.

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Leading causes of childhood mortality in selected communities in northern Nigeria by Stella I. Smith, Jacob I. Yisau, Nkiru A. David, Muhammed A. N. Adeboye, Stephen Oguche, Moses Bamidele, Adeniyi Adeneye, Abimbola M. Adedeji, Zaidat A. Musa, Mustapha Bello, Nma Jiya, Ajoke O. Adagbada, Francisca Nwaokorie, Olanrewaju T. Adedoyin, Adebiyi O. Olowu

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