A
secret operation saved hundreds of thousands of Muslim manuscripts in
Tumbuktu's ancient libraries from destruction by militants. Now they are
being translated and published.
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Saturday, March 02, 2013
Saving and Translating Timbuktu’s Ancient Libraries
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