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• Talking Timbuktu

  
  Bloggingaroundtheworld — Authority: 100
  “Salt comes from the north, gold from the south, but the word of  God and the treasures of wisdom come from Timbuktu .” Inspired by an article of the Italian issue of  Wired , I’d like to share with you my surprise and happiness about this news. Timbuktu is the legendary city founded as a commercial ...
  2 days ago

• 10,000 XO Laptops to Mali via OLPC Europe

  
  One Laptop Per Child News — Authority: 467
  Are you wondering the progress of One Laptop Per Child in Mali, West Africa? Well according to Walter De Brouwer , OLPC Europe found a Swiss sponsor to donate 10,000 laptops to Mali, and will begin a deployment in the region of Timbuktu this December: Happy for future XOs "Were starting a big project in ...
  3 days ago

• Preserving the literary treasures of Timbuktu

  
  Gadling — Authority: 698
  Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Africa , Mali Mali has been getting a bad rap lately with the kidnapping of a French aid worker and travel warnings about the dangers of terrorism, all thanks to Al-Qaedas local band of nutcases. But like everywhere else there are more good people than ...
  3 days ago

• Tracing the Arabic scripts to the glorious Islamic empire of Timbuktu

  
  RUPEE NEWS: Recording History, Narrating Archives, Strategic Intellibrief Analysis: Noticias de Rupia | Nouvelles de Roupie | Rupiennachrichten | ??????? ????? | ???? | Rupi Nyheter | ??????? | ????? ????? — Authority: 446
  For the uninitiated, the flowing of lines and seemingly idiosyncratic spattering of dots and dashes that characterize the Arabic script can appear an inscrutable enigma. That it is a cursive system with few clues as to exactly where discrete elements find their borders only adds to the puzzle. Without an overly ...
  4 days ago

• Timbuktu

  
  The blog of El Director! — Authority: 129
  This is a quickie blog, but it was something that I saw on the Beeb, and had to share it with you: The Ancient legacy of Tumbuktu - Video . The Ancient legacy of Timbuktu - Article . Im an Archaeologist by training (you wouldnt think, eh), and I love it when you see something like this in the news. Uncovering ...
  4 days ago

• UK Government Lists Timbuktu on ‘terrorism’ Travel Warnings

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 451
  The threat of al-Qaeda-linked terror attacks in Mali has pushed the United Kingdom to include Timbuktu on its ‘terrorism’ travel warning long list. The UK Foreign Office admitted this week that the new travel advisory to British tourists has raised the threat in and around Mali’s often-quoted oasis town to ...
  1 week ago

• Terror warning for northern Mali, Timbuktu

  
  Gadling — Authority: 698
  Filed under: Africa , Mali , News Timbuktu and northern Mali have long been attractive to adventure travelers, but now the United Kingdom is warning Westerners not to go there for fear of terror attacks. The travel advisory, which you can read here , states that the provinces north of the River Niger, ...
  1 week ago

• UK issues terror warning for travel to Timbuktu

  
  eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism Industry News — Authority: 541
  The UK government is urging tourists not to visit Timbuktu in northern Mali because of the threat of terrorism. read more
  1 week ago

• Terror threat pushes Timbuktu on to UK travel blacklist

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 970
  The threat of alQaedalinked terror attacks is now too great for British tourists to visit Timbuktu the Foreign Office has warned.
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• Mali’s Festival au Desert Kicks Off New Year With Rhythmic Beat

  
  Wandermelon — Authority: 419
  This New Year, why not make it your resolution to become a travel philanthropist -- and have a fantastic journey at the same time? Elevate Destinations, a sustainable and green travel outfit that gives  a percentage of every trip to a designated non-profit in host countries, is planning a unique (more...)
  2 weeks ago

• Now You can Tweet form Timuktu

  
  NY Mafia — Authority: 132
  Everyone is now armed with a keyboard, connected to many more and can reach millions of audiences and viewers. Now, your video can travel around the world on YouTube as long as you want, which can also be tagged, liked, rated, commented, shared, by numerous people (not computer). Now you can bypass the ...
  2 weeks ago

• New realities for ancient Timbuktu

  
  Ginny's Thoughts & Things — Authority: 431
  The general view here is that the extremists, apparently now signed-up members of the al-Qaeda franchise, are a minor, containable threat However, the tweet I got which linked to this article was entitled “Timbuktu Terror”. Huh!? Sounds a lot worse than it really is, it seems. via BBC NEWS | Programmes | From ...
  2 weeks ago

• Area Turns Red 09 REMIX - Timbuktu, Medina, Mohammed Ali, Eboi, Adam Tensta, Stor and Infinite Mass

  
  DJ ROOFTOP - MY BEST FRIEND IS MY GRIND — Authority: 411
  It is now 15 years since one of Sweden’s first great hip hop groups, Infinite Mass , released the Area Turns Red as a response to the recent xenophobia. Lasermannen, skinheads on the streets and movies November 30, and Night Bus 807 ended up in the spotlight. Much has changed since then, but a lot remains ...
  2 weeks ago

• Just back: earning a crust in Timbuktu

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 970
  The latest winner in our travel writing competition is Lorenzo Serafini who met an encampment of men digging in the salt mines of Timbuktu.
  3 weeks ago

• St. Timothy

  
  Authspot — Authority: 575
  Two writers of poetry have died and find themselves at the pearly gate. St. Peter, reviewing their life histories, says: “Gentlemen, I cannot allow admittance to either of you for your multiple indiscretions. However, I do notice here that you claim to be poets. As fate would have it, tomorrow is the feast day of ...
  3 weeks ago

• Selam African Festival

  
  DJ ROOFTOP - MY BEST FRIEND IS MY GRIND — Authority: 411
  Will be performing here with Adam and also  Eboi. See you There.. -- --My Best Friend Is My Grind//DJ Rooftop
  4 weeks ago

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