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Militants Attack UNESCO Holy Site in Timbuktu

May 17, 2012

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According to multiple reports out of Timbuktu, militants from the Ansar Dine Islamist group have attacked and burned the tomb of Sidi Mahmoud Ben Amar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  It’s the first major destruction of a shrine in Mali, and a clear warning to the rest of the country’s cultural heritage sites.

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Timbuktu’s Treasures Threatened by Conflict

April 13, 2012

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Few of Earth’s ancient cities have the mystique to match Timbuktu.  During its golden age in medieval times, Timbuktu was a thriving desert trading capital, as well as an intellectual and spiritual center, from which Islam spread throughout Africa.  Since then, the city has fallen into serious decline, suffering from poverty and desertification.  Now it faces another threat:  war and conflict.

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Citizens, Conservationists Clash in Djenné, Mali

January 18, 2011

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It is a question all conservationists must consider: at what point does preservation become oppressive?

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