FACT CHECK · ISLAM AND AFRICA
Claim: Somalis existed before Islam
TRUETHE ANSWER
Yes: Somalia's coast traded with Egypt from the 2nd millennium BCE; city-states like Opone traded with Greece and Rome. Islam came early too: Zeila's mosque is 7th-century, Africa's oldest.
SOURCE
Wikipedia: History of Somalia (fetched 15 Oct 2026)
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