(17 Nov 2024)
IRAQ BOOK FESTIVAL
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Baghdad, Iraq – 16 November 2024
1. Various of visitors at book festival in Baghdad
2. Books in boxes prepared for distribution
3. Various of people picking up their favorite book titles
4. Close-up of book titles on display
5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mustafa Jassim, organizer of book festival in Baghdad:
"We want to highlight the importance of books, and regardless of technological advancements and social media, books will remain the foundation from which all knowledge flows. Therefore, the message of the festival and all its members is that Iraq is reading, and that books, reading, and culture continue to be its symbol."
6. Various of people browsing at books
7. People purchasing books
8. Close-up of books held by man
9. Author Khayal Mahdi al-Jawaheri signing her book for visitors
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Khayal Mahdi al-Jawaheri, book author from Baghdad:
"To increase cultural awareness among citizens, students, and youth, and to foster a love of reading. Also, it is to create opportunity for them to learn about books that are not available to them, because some of the students can’t afford to buy these books. So, this is a good thing, and the purpose of the festival is to provide books for free."
11. Various of walk by shots inside the festival
12. Various of people relaxing in the garden with books they purchased
13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Sajida Muhsin, visitor:
"It is an amazing idea for youths and it is a great thing that free books are being distributed here to educate youths. I hope all Iraqi youth will attend this festival. I’m amazed by the large turnout today."
14. Pan of festival visitors at Abu Nawas Park
STORYLINE:
Book-lovers gathered in a park in Baghdad over the weekend as the Iraqi capital hosted an annual reading festival.
The "I am Iraqi, I read" festival returned on Saturday with visitors and authors packing into Abu Nawas Park on the Tigris Riverbank.
"We want to highlight the importance of books, and regardless of technological advancements and social media, books will remain the foundation from which all knowledge flows," said Mustafa Jassim, organizer of the festival.
About 45,000 books are expected to be distributed among the visitors for free during the two days event.
“Some of the students can’t afford to buy these books” said Khayal Mahdi al-Jawaheri, a Baghdad-based author who hosted a book signing at the festival "this is a good thing,” she added.
For the writer, the event provides an important opportunity for people, especially students, to access books that they can’t have access to.
The festival, being held for the 11th year, is organized by the foundation with the same name "I am Iraqi, I Read" , a non-governmental group based in Baghdad.
"The message of the festival and all its members is that Iraq is reading, and that books, reading, and culture continue to be its symbol," Jassim said.
AP video shot by Ali Jabar
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