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In 2011 and 2012, British journalist English reported the jihadist invasion of the West African nation of Mali and capture of the ancient city of Timbuktu. As tombs and other cultural artifacts were destroyed, English became interested in the city's rich history. Tens of thousands, possibly as many as 500,000, historic manuscripts, had been collected over the past three decades to create new understanding of the complex political and cultural history of the region and to cha...Log In or Sign Up to Read More