Mali rebels torched library of ancient manuscripts

Islamist insurgents retreating from the ancient Saharan city of Timbuktu have set fire to a library containing thousands of priceless ancient manuscripts, some dating back to the 13th century, in what the town’s mayor described as a “devastating blow” to world heritage.

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  1. reallycooper reblogged this from mediumaevum
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  4. theuncensoredbookaneer reblogged this from yeahwellyourface and added:
    Physically ill.
  5. anywhereinthegalaxy reblogged this from mediumaevum
  6. 5ultan answered: Ironic that it was Islam that drove Malians to collect such knowledge, but now it is being destroyed by so-called “islamists”
  7. socialistjew reblogged this from reagan-was-a-horrible-president and added:
    Wow what a bunch of fundamentalist assholes.
  8. valfraeyja answered: I’d go for something like ‘burn in hell, bastards’. But that’s just me.
  9. bigstarlet reblogged this from dendroica
  10. clear-sight reblogged this from jahloveangel
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  12. bearwolfblood answered: THE FUCK.
  13. ladycherie reblogged this from mediumaevum and added:
    )’:
  14. satyrist answered: Monothiests have done this for centuries. Pathetic. Anything that wavers their belief they must destroy. A sure sign of a weak will.
  15. amooseintexas answered: The scream I just let out probably scared my neighbors. What’s even worse? The people who also have this knowledge are dying, too. :(
  16. philosoraptrix reblogged this from mediumaevum and added:
    Reading this physically hurt.
  17. hylianears reblogged this from mediumaevum and added:
    NOOOOO THIS IS ALEXANDRIA ALL OVER AGAIN
  18. oneletterfromtheretohere reblogged this from mediumaevum
  19. ethnicnraunchy answered: NOOO!!!!!!
  20. mkantor reblogged this from reagan-was-a-horrible-president and added:
    ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? Goddammit, first the Library of Alexandria, now this.
  21. jellobatch reblogged this from introvertedart
  22. damon-of-spades answered: history needs a bandaid and some aspirin
  23. thefashionableanimelife reblogged this from mediumaevum and added:
    As a historian, this makes me weep inside.
  24. latemarch answered: *roar of hulk rage and pain*
  25. bldblnde answered: NO!!!! African Islamic culture is one of my interests! My heart bleeds for the lose of so much knowledge.
  26. fivedozencats reblogged this from reagan-was-a-horrible-president
  27. aliendividedbyzero reblogged this from steampunkscarecrow and added:
    I’m crying in my soul.
  28. theprettynerdie reblogged this from reagan-was-a-horrible-president and added:
    Destruction of priceless art and history should be a crime worthy of an automatic death sentence. This is fucking...
  29. bartlet4america reblogged this from bookwoman84
  30. ekimal reblogged this from mediumaevum and added:
    Crap. This is a tragedy.
  31. pop-rocks-blowjob reblogged this from reagan-was-a-horrible-president and added:
    All the loss of life and we feel the most pain when we see the loss of books that can’t be replaced. Tumblr.
  32. xbalmorax answered: And religion continues to ruin the world.
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