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The world has lost more than 8,000 rare books and manuscripts after ISIS members destroyed Mosul's public library in Iraq. According to the Fiscal Times, the Library was established in 1921 and had held rare manuscripts and books, including manuscripts from the eighteenth century, Syriac books from the nineteenth century and books from the Ottoman era, old antiquities and more. This is not the first time ISIS has targeted literature. According to activists, more than 100,000 books have been destroyed…
