Ismael : the last guardian / Miryam Pedrero.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Pedrero, Miryam, director.

Heritage Broadcasting Service.

Language:

Arabic

English

Multiple languages

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Muslims--Iberian Peninsula--History--Archives.

Transmission of texts--Spain--Archives.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (52 minutes)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Eugene, Oregon] : Heritage Broadcasting Service [date of publication not identified]

Language Note:

In Spanish and Hassaniya Arabic with English subtitles.

System Details:

digital

Summary:

Over 500 years ago, driven out by the Spanish Inquisition, Ismael Diadié's ancestors left Al-Andalus, the Moorish name for the Iberian Peninsula, for Timbuktu, in Mali. They became guardians of an ancient Islamic library, a legacy of over 12,000 scientific, poetic and religious manuscripts, which they wanted to protect at all costs. However, in 2012, Ansar Dine Salafi fighters and their Al-Qaeda allies surrounded Diadié's house and threatened to destroy his library. Desperate to save the manuscripts, Diadié fled from Timbuktu to Granada, Spain, escaping death. Driven by war, he retraced the path started five centuries ago by Ali Ben Ziyad Al Qutí, who left fanaticism behind in Toledo.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on July 25, 2024).

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.