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
Belanjong pillar "saka". According to French historian George Coedès: The pillar was only discovered in 1932, and has remained where it was initially found. Belanjong pillar The Belanjong pillar, also Blanjong pillar or Blanjong inscription (Indonesian: "Prasasti Blanjong"), is a pillar established in 914 CE in the harbour of Belanjong, in the southern area of Sanur in Bali. The pillar was established by king Sri Kesari Warmadewa, the first king of the Balinese Warmadewa dynasty and bears a long inscription where the king describes his military campaign in the island. It is located in the Belanjong (Blanjong) Temple, where it is housed