BOOK OF AFRICA 14: East Facing Window in West Africa Its like the year 1000 and Muslims are in Africa, south of the Sahara. The main point is that Muslim communities coexisted with traditional African systems for ten centuries Koumbi Saleh is an example of a city with multiple communities. It was made up of two towns: one with mosques markets, the other with palaces, sorcerers, and sacred groves. Koumbi Saleh was a trade hub that exchanged goods through the southern end of the Sahara. Muslim com