Reviving Timbuktu by preserving its priceless manuscripts
Clip: 03/10/2015 | 5m 57s
For centuries, Timbuktu was a center of learning, home to a university and a vast collection of manuscripts containing priceless written records of Islamic and African history. When, a few years ago, jihadists invaded the city and set about to destroy its cultural treasures, one man organized a mission to smuggle out most of the manuscripts. Jeffrey Brown reports from Mali.
Aired: 03/10/15
