Timbuktu destruction by sharia militants
- 12 years ago
Timbuktu, the World Heritage city in war-troubled Mali, is undergoing a steady destruction of centuries-old shrines by salafist hardliners.
Militants from the al Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine group which backs strict sharia Islamic law equate the local Sufi Islamic beliefs with idol-worship.
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Militants from the al Qaeda-linked Ansar Dine group which backs strict sharia Islamic law equate the local Sufi Islamic beliefs with idol-worship.
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http://www.euronews.net/