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Centre de documentation et de recherches "Ahmed Baba." Cultural property Protection Mali Islamic learning and scholarship Mali Tombouctou Librarians Mali Tombouctou Libraries Destruction and pillage Mali Tombouctou Mali Mali History Tuareg Rebellion, 2012- Destruction and pillage Mali Tombouctou Manuscripts, Arabic Manuscripts, Arabic Mali TombouctouFilter By Subjects
Centre de documentation et de recherches "Ahmed Baba." Cultural property Protection Mali Islamic learning and scholarship Mali Tombouctou Librarians Mali Tombouctou Libraries Destruction and pillage Mali Tombouctou Mali Mali History Tuareg Rebellion, 2012- Destruction and pillage Mali Tombouctou Manuscripts, Arabic Manuscripts, Arabic Mali TombouctouEnglish, Charlie
Summary: The story of how a team of librarians and archivists joined forces to spirit tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts into hiding when al-Qaeda-linked jihadists surged across Mali in 2012, threatening the existence of these precious documents. Relying on extensive research and firsthand reporting, Charlie English expertly twines a fraught and fascinating account of one of the planet's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2017
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Summary: Describes how a group of Timbuktu librarians enacted a daring plan to smuggle the city's great collection of rare Islamic manuscripts away from the threat of desctuction at the hands of Al Quaeda militants to the safety of southern Mali.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016