Islam in Sierra Leone Mauvi Sadeeur Rahman. In the early 18th century Fulani and Mande-speaking tribesmen from the Fouta Djallon region of present-day Guinea converted many Temne of northern Sierra Leone to Islam. During the period of British colonization, attempts to spread Christianity were mostly ineffective. Islam continued to spread after independence in 1961; in 1960 the Muslim population was 35 percent and grew to 60 percent by 2000, and then to 71% in 2008. It is difficult for people from Sierra Leone to travel to Mecca for the Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam, due to the distance between the two places and
The Red Pillar Oshinow Lake. There are two ways to reach the trail head: 1) Paddle the length of Oshinow Lake starting from the launch at the south-east end. 2) Hike the overgrown and washed-out logging branch, 110H, along the east side of Oshinow Lake. Alternatively, The Red Pillar can be accessed by from the Comox Glacier by traversing over, or going around, Argus Mountain. The Red Pillar The Red Pillar is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of Courtenay and south of Mount Albert Edward. The Red Pillar is a member of the Vancouver Island Ranges which in