AP Historical Hard Drive 2

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Alhousseini Ould Alfadrou, 16, sings verses from crumbling ancient Islamic manuscripts in a mud-walled house in Timbuktu, Mali, March 16, 2003. Perhaps hundreds of thousands of ancient Islamic texts are turning to dust in this impoverished desert region's sweltering homes, but its people are often reluctant to give up the manuscripts which they feel are a last link to a long-gone past. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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headline AP Historical Hard Drive 2

created date 2003-03-16

credit ASSOCIATED PRESS/East News

source Associated Press

byline BEN CURTIS

original transmission reference 616381

weight 0,46MB

size 12cm x 17cm by 300dpi

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