World History
This great story explains how a 72 year old librarian saved over 2000 Timbuktu manuscripts from Islamist fundamentalists intent on destroying them. Certain that the fundamentalists would not pay mind to an old and illiterate man with a cane, Abdoulaye Cisse began loading manuscripts onto millet sacks that were on their way to market. And from the market, they were taken by lorry, then motorcycle to the banks of the Niger, and then driven by car to Mali's capital, controlled by the government. That distance, according to the AP story, is over 600 miles. It all reads like a great thriller. I may even give my kids a copy of the story when we study Africa and Timbuktu in a month. The NY Times also has a good story about the manuscripts.
- Catalogue Of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts
Yet another fine source of digitized medieval content is the Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts. This site was designed to enable users to find fully digitized manuscripts currently available on the web. From the site: As electronic resources...
- History Of Mali
History of Mali. This is a brief history of the African nation of Mali. Much of essay deals with more recent political activity. The Encyclopædia Britannica notes, "Officially Republic of Mali, French République du Mali, landlocked state in central...
- Us Library Of Congress - Global Gateway: Islamic Manuscripts From Mali Collection
US Library of Congress - Global Gateway: Islamic Manuscripts from Mali Collection - This site features 22 manuscripts from the Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library and the Library of Cheick Zayni Baye of Boujbeha, both in Timbuktu, Mali. One example is...
- Ancient Manuscripts From The Desert Libraries Of Timbuktu
The Library of Congress has an online exhibit of ancient manuscripts from the libraries of Timbuktu. The manuscripts are on loan from two libraries in Mali. They cover every aspect of life and show the high level of life in ancient Timbuktu. The documents...
- Timbuktu: A Rich History: Pbs News Hour
Watch Timbuktu on PBS. See more from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.Fred de Sam Lazaro, a reporter for the PBS News Hour, just aired a story, produced for Religion and Ethics Newsweekly about the history of Timbuktu that is being destroyed by fighting...
World History
People of Timbuktu Save Manuscripts
- Catalogue Of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts
Yet another fine source of digitized medieval content is the Catalogue of Digitized Medieval Manuscripts. This site was designed to enable users to find fully digitized manuscripts currently available on the web. From the site: As electronic resources...
- History Of Mali
History of Mali. This is a brief history of the African nation of Mali. Much of essay deals with more recent political activity. The Encyclopædia Britannica notes, "Officially Republic of Mali, French République du Mali, landlocked state in central...
- Us Library Of Congress - Global Gateway: Islamic Manuscripts From Mali Collection
US Library of Congress - Global Gateway: Islamic Manuscripts from Mali Collection - This site features 22 manuscripts from the Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library and the Library of Cheick Zayni Baye of Boujbeha, both in Timbuktu, Mali. One example is...
- Ancient Manuscripts From The Desert Libraries Of Timbuktu
The Library of Congress has an online exhibit of ancient manuscripts from the libraries of Timbuktu. The manuscripts are on loan from two libraries in Mali. They cover every aspect of life and show the high level of life in ancient Timbuktu. The documents...
- Timbuktu: A Rich History: Pbs News Hour
Watch Timbuktu on PBS. See more from Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.Fred de Sam Lazaro, a reporter for the PBS News Hour, just aired a story, produced for Religion and Ethics Newsweekly about the history of Timbuktu that is being destroyed by fighting...