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Joshua Hammer wrote a 2016 book documenting the effort to smuggle manuscripts from this city by its title Bad-Ass Librarians. A text from this city claims that one ruler cursed his son to have his genitals exposed and is often paired with a text written by Abd al-Sadi. The persecution of scholars in this city was (15[1])recounted in a history titled Chronicle of the Seeker. Despite being based in this city, the scholar (*) Al-Sahili (10[1])likely did not design any buildings in this city. The (10[1])Arab slave trade was criticized by this city’s scholar Ahmad Baba. A 1591 (10[1])Moroccan invasion led to the capture of many scholars and the (10[1])destruction of texts at this city’s Sankore University. (10[1])For 10 points, name this city, which served as a center of learning in the Songhai (10[1])and Mali Empires. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Timbuktu [accept The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu]
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