Timbuktu: Africa's Forgotten Center of Knowledge — Fexingo History
The Sacking of Timbuktu and the Secret Rescue of Its Manuscripts — Fexingo History
This episode details the 2012 sacking of Timbuktu and the secret rescue of over 350,000 manuscripts by librarians and archivists. It examines the historical and cultural significance of these documents, which cover subjects including astronomy, medicine, law, and philosophy from…