Islamic State Burning Libraries and Books...

Ishmael · 2015-02-01T16:32:50+00:00

BAGHDAD, When Islamic State group militants invaded the Central Library of Mosul earlier this month, they were on a mission to destroy a familiar enemy: other peoples ideas. Residents say the extremists smashed the locks that had protected the biggest repository of learning in the northern Iraq town, and loaded around 2,000 books including childrens stories, poetry, philosophy and tomes on sports, health, culture and science into six pickup trucks. They left only Islamic texts. The rest? These books promote infidelity and call for disobeying Allah. So they will be burned, a bearded militant in traditional Afghani two-piece clothing told residents, according to one man living nearby. The man, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he feared retaliation, said the Islamic State group official had made his impromptu address as others stuffed books into empty flour bags. Islamic State militants target Iraqi libraries in war on ideas | The Japan Times

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Start date Feb 1, 2015

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