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Mali:
Experts at UN Forum Adopt Plan to Safeguard Mali's Cultural Heritage
UN News, 18 February 2013
International experts and decision-makers meeting at a United Nations forum in Paris today adopted an action plan to rehabilitate and safeguard Mali's cultural heritage, which has… Read more »
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Egypt:
Al-Azhar Condemns Burning of 20,000 Manuscripts in Mali
Egypt Online, 31 January 2013
Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayyeb condemned burning of Ahmed Baba Institute of Higher Learning and Islamic Research in Mali. Read more »
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Mali:
Timbuktu's Priceless Manuscripts Torched
RFI, 28 January 2013
Islamists torched a building where priceless ancient manuscripts were stored, as they fled Mali's famous desert city of Timbuktu, which French-led troops were surrounding on… Read more »
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Mali:
Unesco Chief Deplores New Destruction of Timbuktu Mausoleums
Moroccan American Center, 25 December 2012
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has called on the international community to act urgently to protect Mali's cultural… Read more »
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Mali:
New Attacks on Timbuktu Heritage Sites Deplored
UN News, 25 December 2012
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has called on the international community to act urgently to protect Mali's cultural… Read more »
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Mauritania:
Nation Backs Mali Heritage Preservation
Magharebia, 16 December 2012
"All efforts to support the city of Timbuktu and to protect its cultural heritage contribute to peace," the Mauritanian president said. Read more »
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Mali:
Nation's Cultural Riches Forgotten in Crisis
African Arguments, 26 September 2012
In all the depressing headlines about Mali becoming West Africa's 'new Afghanistan', or the frustrated editorials about the country's apparent political paralysis (the ICG's Gilles… Read more »
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Mali:
State Dept. On Destruction of Muslim Shrines in Timbuktu
State Department, 11 July 2012
A statement by Victoria Nuland, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State on the destruction of Muslim shrines in Timbuktu: Read more »
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Mali:
Rebels Now Target Manuscripts
RNW Africa, 10 July 2012
The city of Timbuktu in northern Mali is not only home to historic mosques and sacred tombs, but also an enormous collection of old manuscripts that illustrate the rich… Read more »
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Mali:
Islamists Burn World Heritage Site in Timbuktu
RFI, 7 May 2012
In the northern Malian city, Timbuktu, Ansar Dine Islamist fighters burned the shrine of a local saint on Friday. The mausoleum is classified as part of a World Heritage site by… Read more »
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Mali:
Safeguard Timbuktu's Cultural Heritage, Urges UN
UN News, 2 April 2012
The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today voiced concern about the risks posed by the latest fighting in Mali to the World… Read more »