Timbuktu: Africa's Forgotten Center of Knowledge — Fexingo History
The Timbuktu Fatwa That Proved West African Slavery Was Illegal — Fexingo History
In 1615, jurist Ahmad Baba al-Timbukti issued a fatwa in Timbuktu, arguing that West African slavery was illegal under Islamic law. The episode examines how this legal treatise challenged the trans-Saharan slave trade.