Elif ?afak

Elif ?afak Instagram – A much loved Palestinian bookshop in East Jerusalem was raided by the police in Israel and the booksellers were arrested and books were confiscated. This is unacceptable, totally wrong but it did not get enough attention in international media. Bookshops are among our last remaining spaces of free speech, cultural dialogue, empathy and connectivity. While I am glad that the bookseller Mahmood Muna and his young nephew were released today, I find it important that we raise our voices also for cultural spaces, bookshops and libraries. They must be protected and respected. I know this sounds like a “luxury” amidst such immense human suffering , but protecting booksellers and bookshops is important not only for a small literary community but whole humanity. I am attaching a statement put out by the Edinburgh Book Festival that explains in further detail what happened @edbookfest 📚📚📚 Kudüs’te çok sevilen Filistinli bir kitapevine İsrail polisinin baskın yapması, kitapçıları tutuklaması, kitaplara el koyup suç unsuru muamelesi yapması kabul edilemez, yanlış ve hazin. Bunca acı elem ve ölüm arasında kitapevlerini konuşmak zor ama kütüphanelere, kültürel ve edebi alanlara ve kitapevlerine sahip çıkmak önemli. | Posted on 11/Feb/2025 20:23:54