THE MAN ON A MISSION TO SAVE MAURITANIA’S ‘CITY OF LIBRARIES’ FROM ENCROACHING DESERT SANDS
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✍️ The article discusses the plight of Chinguetti, a tiny desert settlement in Mauritania, where ancient manuscripts and libraries are at risk of being lost due to desertification and lack of funding.
👉 Chinguetti is a 13th-century fortified settlement in Mauritania 👉 The town was once a hub for Islamic and scientific scholarship 👉 Decades of desertification and lack of funding have left the town's libraries and manuscripts in danger 👉 The town's custodian, Saif Islam, is fighting to save the manuscripts and drive up interest among locals 👉 UNESCO recognition has not translated into sustained financial support 👉 The number of family-run libraries has dwindled from 30 to 12
-- #SaifIslam #MamenMoreno #Chinguetti #Mauritania #Nouakchott #Mali #Abweir #Madrid #environment
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