britne writes “Heard on NPR Morning Edition this morning:
Iraq’s Cultural Curators Defy Sectarian Unrest
The second half of the story talks about the Iraq National Library and Archive. The library is literally rising from the ashes and being turned into something that goes far beyond what it was before. Saad Eskandar is the head of the National Library. When he took it over in late 2003 it had been looted and burned, a few plastic chairs were all that remained. Now it’s a spotless hive of activity which he’s proud to show off. One room is filled with state-of-the-art computer systems. You can listen or read On NPR.org.”
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