Sunday, May 18, 2003
The destruction of books in several Iraqi libraries is beyond my comprehension.
"The Sunday Herald is appealing to readers to donate vital English-language books."
"Amidst the shock over the plundering of priceless artworks from Iraq's National Museum of Antiquities, relatively little attention has been paid to the destruction of the nation's principal libraries. Now, however, to the despair of scholars around the world, the full extent of the damage is becoming clear."
"English is the medium of instruction in medicine, engineering, and the sciences. Post and undergraduates in the social sciences and the humanities use books in English for their research. Every Iraqi university has a department of English language and literature where the teaching is done in English.
'During the past 10 years, Iraqi academics took to selling their own personal libraries to supplement their incomes. For a scholar, the loss of a library represents a personal blow that strikes at the core of one's identity.'"
Read the full story in the Sunday Herald here
"The Sunday Herald is appealing to readers to donate vital English-language books."
"Amidst the shock over the plundering of priceless artworks from Iraq's National Museum of Antiquities, relatively little attention has been paid to the destruction of the nation's principal libraries. Now, however, to the despair of scholars around the world, the full extent of the damage is becoming clear."
"English is the medium of instruction in medicine, engineering, and the sciences. Post and undergraduates in the social sciences and the humanities use books in English for their research. Every Iraqi university has a department of English language and literature where the teaching is done in English.
'During the past 10 years, Iraqi academics took to selling their own personal libraries to supplement their incomes. For a scholar, the loss of a library represents a personal blow that strikes at the core of one's identity.'"
Read the full story in the Sunday Herald here
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