The heirs of Bilal in North Africa and the Middle East: healing, spirit possession, and Islam in the village -- African Muslims in Europe: Mandinga, Murids, and British Black Muslims -- Siddis and habshis in South Asia: shrines of the African saints and life-cycle rituals in the village -- Islamic jihad or just revolt? African Muslims in Latin America and the Caribbean -- African American Muslims in the United States: making physical and metaphysical homelands -- Conclusion: echoes of Bilal across the African diaspora
