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“We are a city that has had Islam for one thousand years. We had the greatest teachers and universities. And now these Bedouins, these illiterates, these ignoramuses, tell us how to wear our pants, and how to say our prayers, and how our wives should dress, as if they were the ones who invented the way?”

ReligionPrayerEducationIslamAfricaLiteracyMaliTimbuktu
Book:The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
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“They glided out of the heat-haze on their camels like specters. There were twenty of them, and they were Tuareg. Their faces were hidden by black veils that left only slits for the eyes, and they wore purple robes that fluttered in the desert wind. They carried swords, muskets and seven-foot iron spears, and wore stilettos in sheaths on their left forearms. They were an impressive, sinister sight.”

CultureExplorationAfricaSaharaNomadsTimbuktuSahelCulture ClashTuareg
Book:Death in the Sahara: The Lords of the Desert and the Timbuktu Railway Expedition Massacre
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“Honestly, I think winning changes all of that. It doesn't matter where you are - it could be Timbuktu - if you win, people will watch, they'll follow and they'll support. It's my responsibility to put a team on the floor that will win, and that attracts players. Look at the teams that have been successful in the NBA. Yes, you have big, glamorous cities like L.A. But Miami has won, and so has San Antonio. Oklahoma City is a very successful team. They're not the biggest markets.”

PeopleIfsThinkingLooksHas BeensMatterBigsWinningCitiesResponsibilityWatchesSupportSuccessfulPlayerTeamHonestlyNbaWhere You AreGlamorousMiamiOklahomaAntonioSan AntonioOklahoma CityTimbuktuSuccessful Team
Author:Masai Ujiri
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““Simon,” she whispered, vaguely surprised that she had just used his first name, for she had never used it even in the privacy of her thoughts. Moistening her dry lips, she tried once more, and to her astonishment, she did it again. “Simon…” “Yes?” A new tension had entered his long, hard body, and at the same time, his hand moved over the shape of her skull in the softest caress possible. “Please… take me to my room.” Hunt tilted her head back gently and regarded her with a sudden faint smile playing on his lips. “Sweetheart, I would take you to Timbuktu if you asked.“”

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Author:Lisa Kleypas
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