books.google.co.za - This book examines a series of processes (Islamization, arabization, africanization) and case studies from the Muslim societies of Africa over the last thousand years. In contrast to traditions which suggest that Islam did not take root in Africa, Robinson shows the complex struggles of Muslims thoughout...http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Muslim_Societies_in_African_History.html?id=jZEL3kdcQggC&q=Bilal&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareMuslim Societies in African History