Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayyeb condemned burning of Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Learning and Islamic Research in Mali.
The institute contains more than 20,000 manuscripts of Islamic heritage.
Egypt State Information Service (Cairo)
Egypt: Al-Azhar Condemns Burning of 20,000 Manuscripts in Mali
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