Mali Islamists Destroy Ancient Timbuktu Sites « VOA Breaking News
This is incredibly unsustainable. In this day and age, this behavior will only ostracize these groups further. And the rich global history there needs to be protected, as the diversity and beauty of those past cultures gives us hints at the direction of our future.
"Hamadoune Toure, a spokesman for Mali's interim government, told VOA the government is investigating whether it can file war crimes charges with the International Criminal Court.
“We know it is something unacceptable; it has nothing to do with religion. It's a violation of our culture, but they can do whatever they want. They cannot destroy the links we have with our people who are resting there in peace.”"
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/9368213/Islamist-militants-attack-historic-Timbuktu-sites.html
The development is more worrying news for the landlocked nation of 15.4 million, which was plunged into chaos after a coup in March."
“Our fighters control the perimeter. We control Timbuktu completely. We control Gao completely. It’s Ansar Dine that commands the north of Mali,” said Hamaha, who served as chief of security for the group in Gao. “Now we have every opportunity to apply Shariah.”
Asked if the faction would impose the strict Islamic code against the wishes of the population, which has long practiced a moderate form of the religion, Hamaha replied: “Shariah does not require a majority vote. It’s not democracy. It’s the divine law that was set out by God to be followed by his slaves. One hundred percent of the north of Mali is Muslim, and even if they don’t want this, they need to go along with it.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/islamists-chase-tuareg-separatists-out-of-northern-mali-towns-clearing-obstacle-to-shariah/2012/06/29/gJQAEuFeBW_story.html
This is incredibly unsustainable. In this day and age, this behavior will only ostracize these groups further. And the rich global history there needs to be protected, as the diversity and beauty of those past cultures gives us hints at the direction of our future.
"Hamadoune Toure, a spokesman for Mali's interim government, told VOA the government is investigating whether it can file war crimes charges with the International Criminal Court.
“We know it is something unacceptable; it has nothing to do with religion. It's a violation of our culture, but they can do whatever they want. They cannot destroy the links we have with our people who are resting there in peace.”"
More here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/9368213/Islamist-militants-attack-historic-Timbuktu-sites.html
“Our fighters control the perimeter. We control Timbuktu completely. We control Gao completely. It’s Ansar Dine that commands the north of Mali,” said Hamaha, who served as chief of security for the group in Gao. “Now we have every opportunity to apply Shariah.”
Asked if the faction would impose the strict Islamic code against the wishes of the population, which has long practiced a moderate form of the religion, Hamaha replied: “Shariah does not require a majority vote. It’s not democracy. It’s the divine law that was set out by God to be followed by his slaves. One hundred percent of the north of Mali is Muslim, and even if they don’t want this, they need to go along with it.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/islamists-chase-tuareg-separatists-out-of-northern-mali-towns-clearing-obstacle-to-shariah/2012/06/29/gJQAEuFeBW_story.html
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