"In the Koran, the first thing God said to Muhammad was \'Read.\'"* --Alia Muhammad Baker Alia Muhammad Baker is a Librarian in Basra, Iraq.
In a war-stricken country where civilians--especially women--have little power, this True Story about a librarian\'s stru.
Now war has come, and Alia fears that the library--along with the thirty thousand books within it--will be destroyed forever.
Until now.
For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for those who love books. "In the Koran, the first thing God said to Muhammad was \'Read.\'"* --Alia Muhammad Baker Alia Muhammad Baker is a Librarian in Basra, Iraq