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The Grand Mosque in Djenn\u00e9, the world's largest mud brick structure and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Visited at the worst time of day for photography but made the best of it. \u00a92012 Derek Henry Flood<\/p><\/div>\n

Bamako-<\/strong> Back in the steaming hot Malian capital after a semi-disastrous northern excursion which resulted in me being made persona non grata<\/em> in Servar\u00e9 and Mopti when my fixer and I ran afoul of a rage-aholic gendarme commander. Officialdom up that way was either friendly but entirely ineffective, obstructionist, or deceitful. Nonetheless, I got to see a whole lot of red Malian countryside and gnarled baobab trees and some brilliant full moon nights in the Malian Sahel. At least I was able to interview people from Timbuktu and hear their stories before getting the subsequent boot.<\/p>\n

Don’t have time to write up the whole debacle here but it was all an adventure and provided me with a way to see famed Djenn\u00e9 on the way back to Bamako. For now I’ll just post a few photos.<\/p>\n

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Just imagine if Republican strategists could have seen this during the 2008 campaign cycle! Rocking Obama shirt at rote outdoor koranic class for Djenn\u00e9's youth. \u00a92012 Derek Henry Flood<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mud flap mural of the leader of the original An\u00e7ar Dine, Ch\u00e9rif Ousmane Madani Ha\u00efdara-not to be confused with Iyad ag Ghaly's jihadi movement! \u00a92012 Derek Henry Flood<\/p><\/div>\n

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Djenn\u00e9's walls need to be constantly refinished with a specified mud mixture as they erode over time in the baking heat. This is in the courtyard of a home where I was greeted with both warmth and surprise. The men there said I was the first "tourist" they'd seen since Mali's latest troubles began. I said I might be the last for quite some time. \u00a92012 Derek Henry Flood<\/p><\/div>\n

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Stunning moonrise over the Malian Sahel. \u00a92012 Derek Henry Flood<\/p><\/div>\n

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Whizzing by a group of Bozo men donning traditional Fulani hats after high tailing out of Sevar\u00e9. \u00a92012 Derek Henry Flood<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bamako- Back in the steaming hot Malian capital after a semi-disastrous northern excursion which resulted in me being made persona non grata in Servar\u00e9 and Mopti when my fixer and I ran afoul of a rage-aholic gendarme commander. Officialdom up…<\/p>\n

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