This document describes the impact of Muslim trade contacts  on African culture, but also indicates a blend of cultures with respect to the modifications of religious (veiling and ceremonies) and cultural practices (matrilineality). The Africans seem to be more rigid in terms of the memorization of the Koran, yet more lax when it comes to the physical presence of females in society. The point of view is from an outsider visiting and describing a foreign culture and its relationship to his own culture; we can see this in his reference to “grotesque ceremonies” and the customs associated with dress.
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