Iraqis proud of Baghdad booksellers’ district that survived war, repression
Vol. 83/No. 9 - March 4, 2019BAGHDAD, Iraq — “You must visit Al-Mutanabbi Street,” numerous Iraqis told volunteers staffing the Pathfinder Books booth at the Feb. 7-18 Baghdad International Book Fair. “And you must go on a Friday.” So we did. The pride in Baghdad’s historic…