"The Ink Road”

 

”The Ink Road” is the second in a series of documentaries presented by Timbuktu Educational Foundation. This fifty-seven minute documentary tells the spectacular story of the teaching methodology utilized by the scholars of the University of Timbuktu in Mali, West Africa. From the making of the ink to the development of the many branches of knowledge. TEF uses historical footage, re-enactments and a remarkable exposition of art, architecture and interviews of African scholars to recount the rise and the importance of the University of Timbuktu and its methodology of teachings. Increasingly, scholars and historians are recognizing the profound impact that this is great learning center has on the annals of world history.

$20

”The Untold Story”

 

To most, Timbuktu is a myth. To some, Timbuktu is a mystery, but to those who know, Timbuktu is a place of learning, wisdom and spirituality. According to its inhabitants, gold came from the south, salt from the north, but wisdom and divine knowledge came from this majestic city. The fabled city of Timbuktu is not a myth- it does indeed exist- in northern Mali, on the edge of the Sahara desert. Before the European Renaissance, Timbuktu emerged as a foremost center of learning and trade on the African continent. Timbuktu: The Untold Story is a premier documentary uncovering the buried legacy of Timbuktu. Discover original footage of Timbuktu: the thousands of endangered manuscripts dating back to the 9th century and the historic buildings of the Universities of Timbuktu.

$20

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