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The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
The Librarian of Basra A True Story from Iraq Author:Jeanette Winter "In the Koran, the first thing God said to Muhammad was 'Read.'"* — --Alia Muhammad Baker — Alia Muhammad Baker is a librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for those who love books. Until now. Now war has come, and Alia fears that the library--along with the thirty thousand books within it--will be destr... more »oyed forever.
In a war-stricken country where civilians--especially women--have little power, this true story about a librarian's struggle to save her community's priceless collection of books reminds us all how, throughout the world, the love of literature and the respect for knowledge know no boundaries.