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A librarian displays an astronomy manuscript at the Manuscript Library in Timbuktu, Mali on Monday, January 9, 2017. While Timbuktu was occupied, scores of manuscripts were destroyed but through an international effort, the majority of manuscripts were smuggled out of the city and saved.

A librarian displays an astronomy manuscript at the Manuscript Library in Timbuktu, Mali on Monday, January 9, 2017. While Timbuktu was occupied, scores of manuscripts were destroyed but through an international effort, the majority of manuscripts were smuggled out of the city and saved.