“The Booksellers' Road Of Baghdad (Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty),” Digital Exhibits, accessed July 29, 2025, https://exhibits.library.ucsc.edu/items/show/119.

Mutanabbi Street, by the shores of the Tigris River in Baghdad, is the legendary gathering spot for book lovers, poets, and intellectuals. Halted by war, cultural life is re-emerging once again among the bookstalls and cafes of this vibrant street.

Produced by Laith Ahmad of RFE/RL's Iraqi Service