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Commemorating Al Mutanabbi Anniversary

Commemorating Al Mutanabbi Anniversary

Today is the anniversary of bombing on al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad, a day to reflect on our freedoms and honor those who were lost. Al-Mutanabbi Street was the heart of Iraq’s literary community, a street lined with bookstores and cafés where writers and intellectuals gathered. When the bomb went off, 30 people died and 100 were wounded.
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