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Arabic Literature of Africa
The Writings of Western Sudanic Africa (2003)
Compiled by John O. Hunwick with the assistance of Ousmane Kane, Bernard Salvaing, Rüdiger Seesemann, Mark Sey and Ivor Wilks
A guide to the scholarly and literary production of Muslim writers of West Africa, other than Nigeria,including both biographies of scholars and lists of their writings. ISBN 90 04 12444 6 - Brill Academic Publishers

Catalogue of Manuscripts in Mamma Haidara Library, Volume I - IV (2000)
Compiled by Abdelkader Mamma Haidara and edited by Ayman Fuad Sayyid
These four volumes catalogue 4,000 manuscripts that belong to all fields of Islamic studies: The Qur’an, Hadith, jurisprudence, literature, astrology, grammar and sufism. In addition, they contain 1000 documents of historic value, dealing with fatwas on daily religious matters, commercial and public issues, correspondence between traders and scholars, and international relations among Islamic countries. The Mamma Haidara Library was established in the middle of the nineteenth century at Bimba village and is regarded as one of the best libraries in Mali.
Pages 579 in Arabic ISBN 1 873992 54 8 Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation

Handlist of Manuscripts in the Centre de Documentation et de Recherches Historiques Ahmed Baba, Timbuktu, Mali, Volume I - V (1995)
Compiled by Sidi Amar Ould Ely and edited by Julian Johansen
Description "The largest sections in this volume cover the Islamic sciences, with 355 titles in fiqh alone and another large section on sufism. There are also smaller chapters on natural sciences and about 150 titles of historical works. The oldest manuscript dates from the seventh hijri century. The collection includes a number of copies of manuscripts from the central Islamic regions, but local West African or Saharan authors dominate the holdings".
Knut S. Vikor, British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Volume 24 Number 1 May 1997.
Pages 575 in Arabic ISBN 1 873992 14 9 Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation

'CEDRAB: the Centre de Documentation et de Recherches Ahmad Baba at Timbuktu', SAJHS, 3, 1992, 173- 81
by John O. Hunwick.

'Studies in Tarikh al-Fattash: III, Kati origins', Sudanic Africa, 2001. 12, 111-14,
by John O. Hunwick.

'Les manuscrits du Centre Ahmad Baba (CEDRAB) de Tombouctou'. Revue Anthropologique/Actes du VII° Colloque eurafricain du CIRSS. Paris: Institut International d'Anthropologie, 1999, 49-63
by John O. Hunwick

The Manuscript Heritage of Timbuktu
by Professor John O. Hunwick

Sudanic Africa - The Haroun Ould Sidia Collection of Arabic Manuscripts
by Charles Stewart

Le manuscrit médiéval en écriture arabe, IRHT, CNRS

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