As you may notice am already upset. And what do I think? I think you don't mean a thing about what you are saying here! And that you wish ATT was not chased out office by this band of lawless men just to leave Mali to bandits. What a shame! Malanding On 7/2/2012 3:27 PM, Haruna wrote: > Yes Kukeh. There were no injuries or death. Only destruction of idols > which have been obviated by advances in medicine and community. It > could spur a discovery of other religion. What do you think Kukeh? > Don't get upset now! Look at the far side. > > Haruna. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> > To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Mon, Jul 2, 2012 3:21 pm > Subject: Re: [G_L] Timbuktu's Sidi Yahia mosque 'attacked by Mali > militants' - What type of Muslim attacks a fellow muslim's mosque? > > beg your pardon? what do you mean by "..blessing in disguise"? > > Malanding > > > > On 7/2/2012 3:15 PM, Haruna wrote: >> Thanks Cherokee for sharing. I say its time for the people of >> Timbuktou to consider their own religions. Could be a blessing in >> disguise. I brought my religion to you and I can take it back. Now >> what??? Haruna. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: C. Omar Kebbeh <[log in to unmask]> >> To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Mon, Jul 2, 2012 9:19 am >> Subject: [G_L] Timbuktu's Sidi Yahia mosque 'attacked by Mali >> militants' - What type of Muslim attacks a fellow muslim's mosque? >> >> >> Timbuktu's Sidi Yahia mosque 'attacked by Mali militants' >> >> Sidi Yahia mosque (file photo)The door in the Sidi Yahia mosque which >> was broken leads to the tomb of saints >> Continue reading the main story >> <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18675539#story_continues_1> >> >> >> Mali's coup crisis >> >> * 'The Afghanistan of West Africa' >> <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18427541> >> * Life in Timbuktu under Islamist rule >> <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18104236> >> * Fleeing ethnic attacks >> <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18057916> >> * Mali crisis: Who's who? >> <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17582909> >> >> Islamist militants in Mali have attacked one of the most famous >> mosques in the historic city of Timbuktu, residents say. >> Armed men broke down the door of the 15th-Century Sidi Yahia mosque, >> a resident told the BBC. >> The Ansar Dine group, which is said to have links to al-Qaeda, seized >> control of the city earlier this year. >> It has already destroyed several of the city's shrines, saying they >> contravene its strict interpretation of Islam. >> Ansar Dine spokesman Sanda Ould Bamana told the BBC that his movement >> had now completed nearly 90% of its objective to destroy all >> mausoleums that are not in line with Islamic law. >> He said Sharia did not allow the building of tombs taller than 15cm >> (6 inches). >> The new chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou >> Bensouda, on Sunday condemned the destruction as a "war crime", >> reports the AFP news agency. >> The UN cultural agency, Unesco and Mali's government have called on >> Ansar Dine to halt its campaign. >> Continue reading the main story >> <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18675539#story_continues_2> >> >> >> Treasures of Timbuktu >> >> map >> >> * Timbuktu was a centre of Islamic learning from the 13th to the >> 17th Centuries >> * 700,000 manuscripts survive in public libraries and private >> collections >> * Books on religion, law, literature and science >> * Letters between rulers, officials and merchants on issues such as >> taxes, trade, marriage and prostitution >> * Added to Unesco world heritage list in 1988 for its three mosques >> and 16 cemeteries and mausoleums >> * They played a major role in spreading Islam in West Africa; the >> oldest dates from 1329 >> >> * Why do we know Timbuktu? 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