Timbuktu
Oh wow… I always knew Timbuktu (Tombouctou in Mali) because of the story of the great emperor of the kingdom of Mali, Mansa Kankan Musa. I knew it was the center of his empire, but it is only lately that I realized that it was one of the world’s first and oldest thriving university! Students came from all over the world to study at Timbuktu. Imagine that, students from the middle east, and Europe coming to Africa to study! oooohhhh … Goodness Gracious, that sight only would make me proud! Well, to those who say Africa only has an oral tradition, go and check out the 700,000 manuscripts at the great Sankore University in Timbuktu, and tell me what you think! Oh la la…
In one documentary, the speaker mentions that they translated one of the manuscript on Algebra from Arabic to
Sankore University in Timbuktu
French, and sent it to France to be evaluated educationally; well, that manuscript revealed that the mathematics it contained was currently studied in 2nd year of university in France, and the speaker then says “and that was taught at universities in Timbuktu before the 16th century“! Wow… my Goodness!
Timbuktu also houses some of the world’s oldest mud mosques, and every year the people of the city unite to re-do the walls of the mosque. It was added to the UNESCO world’s heritage list in 1988 (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/119/).
Read about it on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu
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By: ATONSETAVYJAT on December 11, 2009
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By: Djenné: the mud brick (adobe) city « African Heritage on December 21, 2010
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GT TIMBUKTU IAM PROUD OF BCAUSE U ARE THE PIONEER AMNG ALL VERSITIES IN THE WORLD. NO VERSITY IN US CAN CHALENG NOR UK
By: ABUGRI SOLOMON on March 11, 2011
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civilization started right here on the African soil so no doubt about timbuktu
By: stephen nana boateng on August 5, 2011
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By: zzzzzz on December 2, 2011
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I am from jamaica and my wife didn’t actually know that there is such a university. The minute I researched and showed it to her she was really taken aback and was proud that our motherland has the first university in the world
By: sirbear on April 4, 2012
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By: humilityjoy on April 4, 2012
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[...] like Pathe’O and Chris Seydou, has revolutionized African fashion. Alphadi was born in Timbuktu Mali from parents who were traders. Alphadi’s gift was born from applying makeup on his [...]
By: Alphadi, the magician of African fashion from the desert « African Heritage on June 20, 2012
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[...] is with horror that I watched and read about Timbuktu‘s desecration these past weeks, and I could not /would not stay silent as African treasures [...]
By: Timbuktu under Attacks: Rise to save African Treasures « African Heritage on July 17, 2012
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I will like to know the full history of university of Timbuktu.
By: Bakuoru Marwiah on August 31, 2012
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By: Benjamin stephen on November 14, 2012
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[...] before Nikola Tesla or Alessandro Volta). Just like the great Library of Alexandria, or the University of Timbuktu … we, Africa, also had electricity. Enjoy… and Applaud … and above all be [...]
By: Ancient Egyptians and Electricity? « African Heritage on January 15, 2013
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Africa was made poor by the westerners “white men countries”, because they were greed and selfish. Africa was exploited for its own harmony.damn!
By: Kevin Lubisi on April 7, 2013
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[…] fabric. The explorer Ibn Battuta does mention the presence of weavers in the Mali empire, and in Timbuktu, in the 1300s. As Islam was introduced in West Africa, many began wearing today’s version […]
By: History of African Fabrics and Textiles | African Heritage on May 17, 2013
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