Post by sherlew99 on Feb 24, 2015 13:24:30 GMT -6
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ISIS Burns 8000 Rare Books and Manuscripts in Mosul
By Riyadh Mohammed
02-24-15
The Fiscal Times
While the world was watching the Academy Awards ceremony, the people of Mosul were watching a different show. They were horrified to see ISIS members burn the Mosul public library. Among the many thousands of books it housed, more than 8,000 rare old books and manuscripts were burned.
ISIS Burns 8000 Rare Books and Manuscripts in Mosul
By Riyadh Mohammed
02-24-15
The Fiscal Times
While the world was watching the Academy Awards ceremony, the people of Mosul were watching a different show. They were horrified to see ISIS members burn the Mosul public library. Among the many thousands of books it housed, more than 8,000 rare old books and manuscripts were burned.
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All that history... just gone...
I'm kind of hoping that some of it was digitally preserved, but do not know if any of it was.
