R.H. Lossin

R.H. Lossin is a librarian and writer in Brooklyn, New York.

Iraq's Ruined Library Soldiers On

April 9, 2008

Five years ago this week, US troops stood by as mobs sacked Iraq's revered National Library and Archives. Despite little outside help, a cultural treasure soldiers on.

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