Title: The bad-ass librarians of Timbuktu
Description: Led by mild-mannered archivist and historian Abdel Kader Haidara, a band of librarians in Timbuktu pulls off a brazen heist worthy of Ocean's Eleven to save precious centuries-old Arabic texts from destruction by Al Qaeda.
Subjects: Librarians, Libraries, Arabic Manuscripts, Islamic learning and scholarship, Cultural property, Centre de documentation et de recherches "Ahmed Baba.", Large type books, Destruction and pillage, Protection, History, Cultural property, protection, Libraries, africa, Manuscripts, Africa, north, history, nyt:culture=2016-05-08, New York Times bestseller, New York Times reviewed, Centre de documentation et de recherches "Ahmed Baba", Centre de documentation et de recherches "Ahmed Baba, Tuareg Rebellion (Mali : 2012-) fast (OCoLC)fst01907633
Places: Tombouctou, Mali
Time periods: Tuareg Rebellion, 2012-