UACE IRE PAPER FOUR 2005 (ISLAM IN AFRICA) SECTION A ISLAM IN EAST AFRICA

1. To what extent was the coming of Arabs to East Africa responsible for the emergence of the Swahili culture?

2. Examine the role played by Interior trade routes in the spread of Islam in East Africa.

3. Assess the impact of colonial rule on the development of the Muslim community in Tanzania

4. “Had it not been for the coming of the Portuguese, the whole of East Africa would have been Islamized” Assess the validity of this claim.

5. “Political interference into Islamic affairs during and after colonial days has significantly affected the trend and progress of Islam in Uganda.” Discuss.

6. .Discuss the coming of Islam to East Africa via the Indian Ocean route. ISLAM IN WEST AFRICA

7. Assess the impact of the Shadhiliyya Movement on the spread of Islam in West Africa

8. Discuss the role of trade in the spread of Islam in the old Kingdom of Ghana.

9. .Explain the conditions in West Africa prior to the coming of Islam.

10. .Assess the impact of European occupation of West Africa on Islamic progress.

11. Examine efforts by some Muslim chiefs to resist colonial rule in the 19th Century West Africa.

12. (a) Account for the success of Maccina Jihads in West Africa.

(b) Describe the administration of Maccina under Ahmad Seku

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