Cafe Yafa: A Palestinian bookshop reviving literary culture
Cafe Yafa continues a rich Palestinian literary culture, decades after the Nakba destroyed the libraries of Palestine.
Day: May 15, 2023
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Malcolm Harris / Wired:
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