The owner of an outdoor book stall waits for customers on the Mutanabbi Street, Baghdad, Iraq, April 27, 2014. Mutanabbi Street, located near the old quarter of Baghdad, is the historic center of bookselling, a street filled with bookstores and outdoor book stalls. It was named after the 10th century classical Iraqi poet Al-Mutanabbi. The street has been often referred to as the heart and soul of the Baghdad literacy and intellectual community. Mutanabbi Street was rocked by a car bombing on in March 2007 when around 30 people were killed. The government closed the street after the bomb for on
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The owner of an outdoor book stall waits for customers on the Mutanabbi Street, Baghdad, Iraq, April 27, 2014. Mutanabbi Street, located near the old quarter of Baghdad, is the historic center of bookselling, a street filled with bookstores and outdoor book stalls. It was named after the 10th century classical Iraqi poet Al-Mutanabbi. The street has been often referred to as the heart and soul of the Baghdad literacy and intellectual community. Mutanabbi Street was rocked by a car bombing on in March 2007 when around 30 people were killed. The government closed the street after the bomb for one year and reopened it in 2008. (Xinhua/Cui Xinyu) IRAQ-BAGHDAD-MUTANABBI STREET-BOOKSELLING PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN The Owner of to Outdoor Book Stable Waits for customers ON The Street Baghdad Iraq April 27 2014 Street Located Near The Old Quarter of Baghdad IS The Historic Center of a Street Filled With bookstores and Outdoor Book Stalls IT what Named After The 10th Century CLASSICAL Iraqi Poet Al The Street has been Often to As The Heart and Soul of The Baghdad Literacy and Intellectual Community Street what Rocked by a Car Bombing ON in March 2007 When Around 30 Celebrities Were KILLED The Government Closed The Street After The Bomb for One Year and reopened IT in 2008 XINHUA Cui Xinyu Iraq Baghdad Street PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN