The Saharan sands stretching north from this fabled outpost have long been a trade route and cultural crossroads, and this past year has brought worrying signs that the desert might also help bring a violent brand of Islam to moderate Full Story »
Posted by Naomi Isler - via Washington Post
It's written from the area involved, and cites different sources of information as well as observations. And it deals with an area that gets almost no notice in American media (don't know about other western countries' media).
Another area which gets no attention until suddenly something or someone explodes - and then we all wonder what was going on.
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