Mali: Timbuktu's literary gems face Islamists and decay in fight for survival

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/may/20/mali-literary-treasures-battle-survival
Date Written:  2013-05-21
Publisher:  Guardian
Year Published:  2013
Resource Type:  Article

Daring by a dedicated few saved many manuscripts in Mali from Islamists.

Subject Headings

• African Studies
• Al Qaeda
• Cultural Preservation
• Destruction of Libraries and Archives
• Historical Records
• History/Arab
• History/Archives
• Information Destruction
• Islamic Fundamentalism
• Mali