Showing posts with label Libraries of Timbuktu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Libraries of Timbuktu. Show all posts
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Not All Priceless Books in Timbuktu Destroyed
Not all manuscripts lost in "Islamist" siege of Timbuktu. Most apparently were hidden and saved. Texts represent important political, everyday, and Sufi history in this medieval African trade center. Some black-flag Islamists feared pollution from the manuscripts!
New Yorker> http://tinyurl.com/aekkv75
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