The beloved Gaza bookstore destroyed by an Israeli airstrike will open again next week.

A brief but happy update: The Bookseller has reported that Samir Mansour Bookshop, the largest bookstore in Gaza, will reopen next week after being destroyed by an Israeli airstrike last May. The reopening was made possible by a GoFundMe campaign led by human rights lawyers Mahvish Rukhsana and Clive Stafford Smith, which raised over $250,000 […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-02-07 16:07:29 UTC ]

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