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Write a post reflecting on Ibn Battuta’s observations of life in ancient Mali. In what ways does Ibn Battuta’s account reflect the perspective of a North African traveler seeking to document the fourteenth century Muslim world? What is useful about this outsider account and what do you find problematic?

bn Battuta’s West African Journey in Levtzion and Spaulding, Medieval West Africa: Views from Arab Scholars and Merchants
• Screen, “The Lost Manuscripts of Timbuktu”
• Contribute to Discussion Forum 03: North African Traveler Accounts: Primary sources are the main form of evidence that historians use to interpret the past. Interpreting primary sources requires thinking about the perspectives that the author brings to the account.  post reflecting on Ibn Battuta’s observations of life in ancient Mali. In what ways does Ibn Battuta’s account reflect the perspective of a North African traveler seeking to document the fourteenth century Muslim world? What is useful about this outsider account and what do you find problematic?