AP Historical Hard Drive 2

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Some of the 20,000 preserved ancient Islamic manuscripts which rest in air-conditioned rooms at the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu, Mali, Mar. 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 712176

weight 0,81MB

size 17cm x 12cm by 300dpi

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