–Please find below the lecture given in The Gambia on January 31st by Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah, Chairman of the Board & Scholar-in-Residence at the Nawawi Foundation.

The title is “African Muslim Roots in Ancient America: Historical Vestiges of the Great Sea Journey of Mansa Kankan Abu Bakr II (ca. 712 H/1312 CE)”.

Here is the accompanying Powerpoint presentation containing Dr. Umar’s speech (edited to include only original English with Arabic translation, both by Dr. Umar) synchronized with the respective slides; 59 minutes duration:

>>Listen to and/or download the lecture (edited to include only original English with Arabic translation, both by Dr. Umar); MP3 file, 48 kbps bitrate, 59 minutes duration, 21.3 MB file size:

Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah - African Muslim Roots in Ancient America EDITED

>>Listen to the lecture (unedited; includes original English with Arabic, Mandinka and Wolof translations); MP3 file, 48 kbps bitrate, 1 hour and 55 minutes duration, 41.7 MB file size:

Dr. Umar Faruq Abd-Allah - African Muslim Roots in Ancient America UNEDITED