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Dr Shamil Jeppie, senior lecturer in the department of Historical Studies at the University of Cape Town was invaluable as a historical consultant on the documentary project. His research of the legal contents of the manuscripts is included in interviews with research student Mohammed Shahid Matthee.
The Scribes of Timbuktu project worked in collaboration with the Institut des Hautes Etudes et de Recherche Islamique Ahmed Baba, Abdel Kader Haidara from the Bibliotheque Commemorative Mamma Haidara, Ismael Diadié Haidara from the Fondo Kati Library, the Djingarey-Ber Mosque and Sankore Mosques in Timbuktu.
Research astrophysicist Dr Thebe Medupe working in collaboration with Dr Petra Schmidl carried out the astronomy content research featured in the film.
International consultants are Dr John Steele, a specialist in the history of astronomy and Prof George Saliba, professor of Arabic and Islamic Science.
Alexio Motsi heads the conservation and training group - the South Africa - Mali Project
For additional information on the topics included in the project:
International Year of Astronomy (IYA) 2009
www.astronomy2009.org
www.iya2009.org
astronomy2009.nasa.gov
The library of Congress, Washington
www.loc.gov/exhibits/mali
The Smithsonian
http://www.folklife.si.edu/resources/Festival2003/mali.htm
University of Oslo
www.sum.uio.no/timbuktu
Northwestern University
http://nuamps.at.northwestern.edu/timbuktu
South Africa-Mali Project
http://www.southafrica.info/africa/timbuktu-project.htm
http://www.jpanafrican.com/docs/TheSouthAfricaMaliTimbuktuProject.pdf
http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/main.asp?include=projects/samali.html
South African Astronomical Observatory
www.saao.ac.za
South African Larger Telescope(SALT)-Sutherland
www.salt.ac.za
Iziko Museums
http://www.iziko.org.za/castle/exhibitions/timbuktu
Human Sciences Research Council
http://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/product.php?productid=2216&cat=2&page=1&featured#description
