“Under rubble and rain, Gaza women try to save rare books in centuries-old library”
by Ahmed Dremly in Gaza City, occupied Palestine for Middle East Eye
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“Volunteers work to salvage rare manuscripts from Gaza’s Great Omari Mosque library, left in ruins after Israeli bombardment”
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Israel wreaked havoc on Gaza landmarks
The Omari Mosque in Gaza was largely destroyed by Israeli bombardment on Dec. 8, 2023. It was one of the most ancient mosques in the region and a beloved Gazan landmark. It was once a temple to Philistine and Roman gods, a Byzantine and Catholic church, and had engravings of Jewish ritual objects. It is one of over 200 ancient sites damaged or destroyed in Israeli raids since October 7th.
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Gaza’s Omari Mosque embodies the history of Gaza – as a site of frequent destruction, but also of renewal, writes a scholar of Islamic architecture and archaeology.
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