The Librarian Who Saved Thousands of Books fromJihadists
A middle-aged book collector in Mali, Haidara, had amassed thousands of rare and valuable manuscripts, from the region's rich history. which he preserved, restored, and digitized for the future generations. As the jihadists struck, he organised a rescue of the books and manuscripts by smuggling them out in innumerable trunks, away from militants.
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