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Islamist book-burners in Mali

Banbh · 2013-01-29 10:08:36

RTE is reporting a shocking case of vandalism by retreating Islamists where a library containing ancient texts was destroyed. However, on the radio news they had on some guy (didn't catch his name or expertise) who is bemoaning the loss of these texts for the wisdom they contain on women's rights, children's rights and the…

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Banbh

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RTE is reporting a shocking case of vandalism by retreating Islamists where a library containing ancient texts was destroyed.

However, on the radio news they had on some guy (didn't catch his name or expertise) who is bemoaning the loss of these texts for the wisdom they contain on women's rights, children's rights and the environment.

The books or texts are/were probably irreplaceable as artefacts but not for the 'wisdom' they might contain.

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