Weeping for the Shrines of Timbuktu

Source: FT

Where is the Arab League to fight these war crimes? Where are the Gulf States that voraciously buy up Islamic art but font du lard when Islamic shrines and mosques are under fire? Militant Islamists are reported to have destroyed several relics so far, including the world famous Sidi Yahya, considered one of Timbuktu’s three great mosques. That mosque was built ~1400 and is part of the city’s history as one of the centers of Islam in Africa during the 15th and 16th centuries, earning Timbuktu the nickname of the “City of 333 Saints.” – WTF?

(BTW, Tempe has had a sister city partnership with Timbuktu since 1991)

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