International Seminar on "Arabic Manuscripts in West Africa: Their Preservation and Publication" organized by the Department of Arabic Studies, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
Arabic manuscripts in West African region became an area of serious attraction after Accra Conference to African Anglophone countries when some decisions were taken which consequently resulted in establishing the University of Ibadan in 1948; with a view to exposing the life of the inhabitants of the area and resuscitating their civilization. The authorities did not hesitate in implementing the decisions reached at by exploiting the available Arabic sources which serve as the data bank of the history and culture of the inhabitant documented in Arabic since the time they began recording the glory of their ancestors for the attainment of the citizen’s goals. …
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