How a Band of Conspirators Saved Timbuktu’s Treasured Manuscripts From Al Qaeda’s Torch

This content was originally published by TOM ZOELLNER on 2 June 2017 | 11:30 am. Source link Photo Enterprising librarian: Abdel Kader Haidara showing steel lockers filled with rescued manuscripts in Bamako, Mali, in 2013. Credit Klaas Tjoelker THE STORIED CITYThe Quest for Timbuktu and the Fantastic Mission to Save Its PastBy Charlie EnglishIllustrated. 400…

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