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Xithras

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25. One of them was arrested last month.

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 02:11 PM

Jan 2013

Don't know which, but there was a brief media blip after one of the band members was arrested by the rebels last month and accused of making non-Islamic music. I haven't heard anything since, and don't know if he's been freed, or if something worse has happened (the Islamists had previously threatened to execute anyone playing "satanic" music).

I agree and hope they're OK. Aman Iman is still one of my favorite world music albums of the past decade.

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Mali rebels fleeing Timbuktu burn library full of ancient manuscripts [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 OP

Damn I HATE this crap.. . .n/t annabanana Jan 2013 #1

This story is false Occulus Jan 2013 #42

Thanks for that. Prometheus Bound Jan 2013 #44

sickening. DCBob Jan 2013 #2

IMO, museums should be "secured" first. dotymed Jan 2013 #3

There's not much that can be secured in advance of the airport jberryhill Jan 2013 #5

The library of Alexandria cbrer Jan 2013 #4

it's indeed a sad pattern of history NoMoreWarNow Jan 2013 #6

Ignorance. Beacool Jan 2013 #12

You make a valid point, of course Plucketeer Jan 2013 #16

It's not just fundamentalists who are willing to destroy cultural objects csziggy Jan 2013 #21

The library of Alexandria? That was in ancient times. 4th Century A.D. mojowork_n Jan 2013 #24

The museum in Baghdad was destroyed in 1258 ybbor Jan 2013 #32

Picked clean again in 2003 mojowork_n Jan 2013 #34

Alexandria was torched by the early Christians.. Alamuti Lotus Feb 2013 #46

Defaming Muslims? cbrer Feb 2013 #47

Evil bastards! Odin2005 Jan 2013 #7

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #8

Thanks Hillary ????? WTF pangaia Jan 2013 #9

Tombstoned troll! Coyotl Jan 2013 #14

Please explain how this has anything to do with the SoS Clinton... Earth_First Jan 2013 #10

Thanks, Hillary????????? Beacool Jan 2013 #11

Fucking scumbags. blackspade Jan 2013 #13

All done in the name of god. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #15

they destroyed all the musical instruments in the areas they overran.. madrchsod Jan 2013 #17

I pray the Mali band Tinariwen are ok, love their music. Do you know? will donate new instruments. Sunlei Jan 2013 #20

One of them was arrested last month. Xithras Jan 2013 #25

That is very upsetting, sad news about the arrest of the band member of Tinariwen Sunlei Jan 2013 #28

I did some digging... Xithras Jan 2013 #31

A good friend is deeply enough into Malian music KamaAina Jan 2013 #29

I keep hearing that Mali has an incredible music scene Posteritatis Jan 2013 #33

hopefully they have everything saved digital, it is a shame of the physical loss. Sunlei Jan 2013 #18

Very little had been digitized, unfortunately DavidDvorkin Jan 2013 #30

Heckuva job, Al-Quaida in the Islamic Maghreb-ey RZM Jan 2013 #19

Wow iandhr Jan 2013 #22

Extremists of every stripe. Third Doctor Jan 2013 #23

This is a truly sad thing to hear. hrmjustin Jan 2013 #26

French military says forces have entered Timbuktu, Mali but do not yet control it struggle4progress Jan 2013 #27

Let's hope for a speedy French advance. n/t ellisonz Jan 2013 #35

Kick! n/t Tx4obama Jan 2013 #36

I am heartsick at this news.... mike_c Jan 2013 #37

Goddamn assholes. jsr Jan 2013 #38

The ignorance . . . another_liberal Jan 2013 #39

does it bother anybody that this turned out to be completely false? Alamuti Lotus Jan 2013 #40

Well... FiveGoodMen Jan 2013 #43

I edited the OP UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #45

These are the greatest crimes. FiveGoodMen Jan 2013 #41