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
- Product Code
- ILEA001268819
- Registered date
- 2023/4/30 00:00:00
- Credit
- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- Xinhua News Agency.All Rights Reserved
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- 1920 × 1080 pixel
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- 240.43(MB)*
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