Why does Mauritania have so many Islamic scholars?

[citrus_samurai]

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

I hope they are very diligent in preserving their records, in Timbuktu a terror group attacked ancient sites of knowledge. They should try to upload them online also and make photocopies, just in case.