Aga Khan Urges "Rediscovery" of Timbuktu and Djenne
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Aga Khan receives Honorary Awards during his Visit in Timbuktu
Timbuktu, Mali, 10 October 2003 - His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims today retraced the footsteps of scholars and merchants whose journeys across the Sahara once helped establish a major cultural and commercial crossroads in this medieval city.
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