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The Dyula (Dioula or Juula) are a Mande ethnic group inhabiting several West African countries including the Mali Cote d’Ivoire Ghana Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau.Characterized as a highly successful merchant caste Dyula migrants began establishing trading communities across the region in the fourteenth century. Since business was often conducted under non-Muslim rulers the Dyula developed a set of theological principles for Muslim minorities in non-Muslim societies.