In recent days, fighting in and around Timbuktu has led to serious concerns about the safety of the tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts there. What is in danger is the written legacy attesting to an unprecedented intellectual and cultural expansion over the past centuries. This intellectual capital is a reflection of the continued contribution of Africans to world civilization. It is also a reflection of the pioneering place of Africa in the very foundations of writing and the spiritual and cultural development of mankind. If this heritage were to disappear, the development of African historiography would be seriously compromised and an important part of the world memory would be annihilated.<\/p>\n
Given this situation, we address a solemn appeal to the belligerents to respect and protect the cultural heritage property held in Timbuktu, including elements of the World Heritage List of UNESCO and ancient manuscript collections in libraries, in accordance with the International Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of conflict.<\/p>\n
Learn more about the situation in Mali.<\/a><\/p>\n Please click here to sign the petition to save the ancient manuscripts of Timbuktu.<\/a><\/p>\n Appel pour la sauvegarde des livres manuscrits anciens de Tombouctou et du Mali<\/strong><\/p>\n Depuis quelques jours, les affrontements dans et autour de Tombouctou font redouter le pire pour les dizaines de milliers de livres manuscrits anciens conserv\u00e9s dans cette cit\u00e9 mill\u00e9naire. Ce qui est en danger, c\u2019est le t\u00e9moignage par l\u2019\u00e9crit d\u2019un foisonnement intellectuel et culturel sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent au cours des si\u00e8cles pass\u00e9s. Ce patrimoine intellectuel est le reflet de la contribution ininterrompue des Africains \u00e0 la civilisation universelle. Il constitue \u00e9galement, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle de l\u2019Histoire, la place pionni\u00e8re de l\u2019Afrique dans les fondements m\u00eames de l\u2019\u00e9criture et du d\u00e9veloppement spirituel et culturel de l\u2019humanit\u00e9. S\u2019il disparaissait, l\u2019\u00e9volution de l\u2019historiographie africaine se trouverait gravement compromise et un pan important de la m\u00e9moire collective mondiale serait annihil\u00e9.<\/p>\n Devant cette situation, nous lan\u00e7ons un appel solennel aux bellig\u00e9rants pour le respect et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des biens culturels conserv\u00e9s \u00e0 Tombouctou, dont des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de la Liste du patrimoine mondial de l\u2019UNESCO et les biblioth\u00e8ques de livres manuscrits anciens, conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 la Convention internationale sur la sauvegarde des biens culturels en cas de conflit. ========<\/p>\n \u0646\u062f\u0627\u0621 \u0644\u062d\u0645\u0627\u064a\u0629\u00a0 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0628 \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062e\u0637\u0648\u0637\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0647\u00a0 \u0641\u064a \u062a\u0648\u0645\u0628\u0643\u062a\u0648 ..\u0628\u0645\u0627\u0644\u064a,,,<\/strong><\/p>\n \u062a\u0634\u0643\u0644 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\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0642\u064a\u062f\u0629\u00a0 \u0641\u064a \u0644\u0627 \u0626\u062d\u0629\u00a0 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u0627\u062b \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0644\u064a \u0644\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0646\u0633\u0643\u0648 \u0648 \u0643\u0630\u0627\u0644\u0643\u00a0 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0627\u062a \u0628\u0643\u062a\u0628\u0647\u0627 \u0648 \u0628\u0645\u062e\u0637\u0648\u0637\u0627\u062a\u0647\u0627<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Signataires \/ Signatories\/\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0642\u0639\u064a\u0646<\/p>\n Botswana : Prof. Mohammed Haron, Religious Studies Dept., Univ. du Botswana, Cameroun : Dr. Hamadu Adama, University of Ngaoundere , Mr. Idrissou Njoya, Fine Arts School, Yaounde, R\u00e9publique Centrafricaine : Prof. Diki-Kidiri, Charg\u00e9 de Recherches,\u00a0 LLACAN (CNRS, France), R\u00e9publiaue du\u00a0 Congo : Prof. Theophile Obenga, Professeur d\u2019Histoire, d\u2019Egyptologie et de Linguistique, Dr. Da-Mboa Obenga, Directeur de Projets sur la Gestion de l\u2019Information, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire : Prof. Ndri Th. Assi\u00e9 Lumumba, Fellow World Academy of Art & Science, Professeur, Cornell Univ., Africana Studies & Res. Centre, Ithaca, New York, Egypte : Prof. Yusef Ziedan, Directeur de la Division des Manuscrits, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Dr. Mohamed Yousry, Directeur Adjoint, Bibliotheca Alexandrina , Dr. Mohamed Soliman, Directeur Adjoint, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Dr. Salem Abla Salam, Directrice, Departement des Antiquit\u00e9s Egyptiennes, Minist\u00e8re de la Culture, Le Caire, Mr. Othman Moamen, Conservateur, Mus\u00e9e du Caire ; Ethiopie : Dr. Ayele Bekerie, Mekele Univ. ; Mr. Atkilt Assafa, Directeur des Archives et de la Bibliotheque Nationales d\u2019Ethiopie ; Mr. Jara Hailemariam, Institut Culturel Ethiopien ; Mme Mamit Yilma, Directrice du Musee National, Addis Abeba ; Prof. Richard Pankhurst, fondateur de l\u2019Institut d\u2019Etudes Ethiopiennes ; Mme Rita Pankhurst, bibliothecaire, anciennement \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Addis Abeba ; Prof. Getachew Haile, Conservateur, Ethiopian Study Center, Regents Professor of Medieval Studies, Catalogueur d\u2019Etudes Orientales des Manuscrits, Professeur Emeritus et MacArthur Fellow ; Mr. Haile Gezae, Conservateur, Univ. de Mekele ; Mr. Yosef Demissie, Enala ; Mr. Hassen Mohamed, Linguistics Dept, Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Addis Ab\u00e9ba ; Mr. Demeka Berhane, Paleographe ; Mr. Daniel Seifemicahel, Conservateur et Professeur, Eglise Orthodoxe ; Mr. Ahmed Adem, Enala, Addis Ababa ; Kenya : Dr. Tom Olali, D\u00e9partement de Linguistique et Langues, Univ. de Nairobi ; Maroc : Prof. Ahmed Chaouqui Benebine, Directeur de la Bibliotheque Royale de Rabat ; Mr. Mkadem Abdelhamid Boujdad, biblioth\u00e9caire, Rabat) ; Mauritanie : Prof. Abdel Wedoud Ould Cheikh, Univ. Paul Verlaine, Metz, France ; Amb. Mohamed-Said Ould Hamody, ancien Repr\u00e9sentant de la Mauritanie aux Nations Unies ; Mr. Jiyid Ould Abdi, Directeur de l\u2019IMRS ; Dr. Mohamedou Mohameden Meyine, Dept. d\u2019Histoire, Universit\u00e9 de Nouakchott ; Mr. Sidi Mohamed Abidine Sidi, Conservateur, Bibliotheque de Ouadane ; Niger : Prof. Seyni Moumouni, Chef du Departement de Manuscrits Arabes et Ajami, IRSH, Universit\u00e9 Abdoul Moumouni, Niamey ; Prof. Dioulde Laya, historien, ancien Directeur du Celtho, Niamey ; Nigeria : Prof. G. Oluwabunmi Alegbeleye, Doyen de l\u2019Ecole des Bibliothecaires d\u2019Ibadan ; Dr Kabir Chafe, Directeur, Arewa House, Kaduna ; Dr Mahmoud Hamman, Arewa House, Kaduna ; Dr. Sule Muhammad, Directeur, Northern History Research Scheme of Ahmadu Bello University ; M. Salisu Bala, Coordinateur de Programmes, Nigeria, Arabic Manuscript Project ; Mr. Musa S. Muhammad, Arewa House Archiviste ; Prof. Amidu Sanni, Lagos State University ; Dr. Mukhtar Bunza, Kaduna ; Dr. Adamu Abdalla Uba, Dept de Communications de Masse, Universit\u00e9 de Bayero, Kano),\u00a0 S\u00e9n\u00e9gal : Prof. Boubacar Barry, Coordonnateur du projet de l\u2019UNESCO sur l\u2019Integration Regionale en Afrique ; Prof. Aboubacry Moussa Lam, D\u00e9partement d\u2019Histoire, Universit\u00e9 Ch. A. Diop ; Dr. Mamadou Cisse, Linguiste, Universit\u00e9 Cheikh Anta Diop ; Mme Nafissatou Bakhoum, Coordonatrice du Projet Biens Culturels Africains, IFAN, Universit\u00e9 Cheikh Anta Diop ; M. Souleymane Gaye, Conservateur, Section des Manuscrits, IFAN, UCAD ; M. Demba Tewe, Biblioth\u00e9caire, Institut Islamique de Dakar ; Prof. J. Habib Sy, Professeur en Communications et Technologies de l\u2019Information ; M. Ibrahima Lo, Historien et archiviste : Directeur de l\u2019Ecole de Biblioth\u00e9caires, Archivistes et Documentalistes de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Cheikh Anta DIOP de Dakar ; Tanzanie : Dr. Hamdun Ibrahim Suleyman, Universit\u00e9 Musulmane de Morogoro.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In recent days, fighting in and around Timbuktu has led to serious concerns about the safety of the tens of thousands of ancient manuscripts there. What is in danger is the written legacy attesting to an unprecedented intellectual and cultural … Continue reading
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