Tag: Desert Heritage
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A Mission to Save Mauritania’s City of Libraries from the Deserts’ Advance
Introduction: A Guardian at the Gates of the Sahara In the heart of the Sahara lies Chinguetti, Mauritania’s famed cradle of learning often called the city of libraries. On a recent afternoon, 67-year-old Saif Islam walked into the courtyard of a dusty library, his flowing boubou striped in two shades of blue catching the sun.…
