Meet Abdel Kader Haidara, the man who risked his life to save almost 400,000 ancient manuscripts from Timbuktu from being destroyed by the jihadists. These manuscripts, which some date back to the 11th century, deal with myriad subjects such as medicine, astronomy, and sex [3072x4088]

Meet Abdel Kader Haidara, the man who risked his life to save almost 400,000 ancient manuscripts from Timbuktu from being destroyed by the jihadists. These manuscripts, which some date back to the 11th century, deal with myriad subjects such as medicine, astronomy, and sex [3072x4088]

October 09, 2021

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