10-23-2026, 02:34 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-24-2026, 08:26 AM by Paul Ferguson.)
The historic Al-Mutanabbi Street book market in Baghdad, Iraq, where vendors display vast collections of books laid out on the ground. "We leave our books unattended because thieves do not read, and those who read do not steal."
Photo: Booksellers of Al-Mutannabi Street, Baghdad—a tradition dating back to the Abbasid era.
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Photo: Booksellers of Al-Mutannabi Street, Baghdad—a tradition dating back to the Abbasid era.
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