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The Timbuktu Manuscripts That Survived Jihad
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the dramatic rescue of Timbuktu's manuscripts during the 2012 occupation by Ansar Dine and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. They focus on the little-known story of the Fondo Kati, a collection of over 7,000 manuscripts hidden by the Haidara family. Lucas recounts how Abdel Kader Haidara and his team smuggled the fragile documents out of the city on boats and donkey carts, evading jihadist checkpoints. The conversation touches on the role of the local population in protecting the manuscripts, the logistical challenges of transporting centuries-old…
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