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Syrian Secret Library Spins Tale of Hope in Chaos

Nisan Ahmado

   Amid the bombing campaign between the Syrian regime and rebel forces in
   the Damascus suburb of Daraya, a small group of young students tried to
   bring normalcy to the chaos by creating a secret library deep
   underneath a bullet-ridden building.

   The library was built to create a safe shelter for residents to gather
   and read.

   For months, Mike Thomson, a British-based journalist, documented the
   students' efforts in his book "Syria's Secret Library: Reading and
   Redemption in a Town Under Siege."

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