AP Historical Hard Drive 2

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Crumbling ancient Islamic manuscripts belonging to 48-year old Fatama Bocar Sambala, top, are shown in her 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 778074

weight 0,58MB

size 17cm x 12cm przy 300dpi

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