‘I have to protect them’: The man guarding Mauritania’s rare Islamic books ⊕⊕
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Chinguetti was once a popular desert library town attracting scholars from the Muslim world to its precious collections.
6 months ago
The man on a mission to save Mauritania’s ‘city of libraries’ from encroaching desert sands ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Desert settlement of Chinguetti faces rising sands, dwindling tourism and insecurity due to conflict in neighbouring Mali
On a recent afternoon, 67-year-old Saif Islam made his way into the courtyard …
15 months ago
'Surrounded by an ocean of sand': Desertification pushes ancient city to the brink of oblivion ○
Chinguetti, Mauritania is home to some of West Africa’s oldest Quranic texts and manuscripts. It could soon be swallowed by the sand.
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