Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
About this book
Describes how a group of Timbuktu librarians enacted a daring plan to smuggle the city's great collection of rare Islamic manuscripts away from the threat of destruction at the hands of Al Qaeda militants to the safety of southern Mali.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL27374255W
Subjects
Cultural property, protectionLibraries, africaManuscriptsIslamic learning and scholarshipAfrica, north, historyLibrarians