Patricia Sarrafian Ward
Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here is one in a series of four works under the name “War and Memory”.
This book-art piece is also part of a larger project called Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here, A Response to Violence in Iraq From the Letterpress and Book Arts Community.
An anthology under that name, edited by Beau Beausoleil and Deema Shehabi, has been published by PM Press.
From Jaffe Center for Book Arts Website: Al-Mutanabbi Street is the centuries-old center of bookselling in Baghdad, a winding street filled with bookstores and outdoor book stalls. Named after the famed 10th Century classical Arab poet, Al- Mutanabbi, this street has been, since time immemorial, the historic heart and soul of the Baghdad literary and intellectual community.
On March 5, 2007, a car bomb was detonated on Al-Mutanabbi Street. At least thirty people were killed and one hundred wounded.
Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition was formed soon afterwards to commemorate not just the tragic loss of life, but also the idea of a targeted attack on a street where ideas have always been exchanged.
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