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February 10, 2015
Ethan Gates
Oscar-Nominated 'Timbuktu' Shows the Terrors of Life Under Islamist Extremism
April 25, 2013
Yochi Dreazen
The Brazen Bibliophiles of Timbuktu
How a team of sneaky librarians duped Al Qaeda
January 31, 2013
Anna Badkhen
Mali Burns, Malians Shrug
The fighting hits Timbuktu, but soccer's still on television.
July 20, 2012
Eliza Griswold
What the Islamist Takeover of Northern Mali Really Means
March 6, 2006
Joshua Hammer
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