The written words of African Muslims have recently received renewed attention. This stems from a push to go beyond colonial archives as well as concerns with terrorism and Islamic radicalization. While Ajami—that is, writing African languages in Arabic-script—has been a part of this trend, Manding-language publications in the N'ko script have been overlooked. And yet, this literary industry is distinctly Islamic. Putting the writings of Sulemaana Kantè into conversation with historical authors

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... nd his contemporaries, Donaldson demonstrates that N'ko represents an iteration of Afro-Muslim vernacular thought. He thereby illuminates Kantè and a body of N'ko and Ajami publications.