Baghdad's century-old bookstores survive wars, sanctions

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Baghdad's century-old bookstores survive wars, sanctions

STORY: Baghdad's century-old bookstores survive wars, sanctions DATELINE: April 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:58 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of al-Mutanabi Street and the adjacent al-Saray market 2. various shots of Ayad al-Qamousi displaying his old books and his bookstore 3. various shots of al-Falluji displaying the old photo of his father and the bookstore 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AYAD AL-QAMOUSI, Owner of the al-Assriyah Bookstore on al-Mutanabi Street 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABBOUD MOHAMMED HASSAN AL-FALLUJI, Former owner of Al-Assri Bookbindery on al-Mutanabi Street 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AKRAM HUSSEIN AL-FILFILY, Owner of al-Filfily Bookstore 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): JAMAL AL-BAZZAZ, Retired professor of history of Arab and Islamic civilization at Baghdad University STORYLINE: On al-Mutanabi Street in downtown Baghdad, capital of Iraq, locate some century-old bookstores that have survived wars, conflicts, and sanctions. One of them is the al-Assriyah bookstore. It was est

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