Istanbul bookshop that transports young Syrians back home
by Kareem Shaheen in Istanbul

The Guardian    Translate This Article
23 January 2017

On 23 January 2017 The Guardian reported: Founder of city's first Arabic bookshop lets children read in their own language and escape the isolation of refugee life. Tucked in a corner across from Istanbul's Kariye museum is a haven for young Syrians who want to do one simple thing: read. Pages, a bookstore and cafe, represents one man's ambitious quest to change the lives of Syrian youth. More than three million refugees, the vast majority of them Syrian, live in Turkey. With Pages, Kadri hopes to create a space for young Syrians curious about the world, who want to escape the isolation of refugee life, and, for a fleeting moment, pretend they are back in their homeland. Global Good News service views this news as a sign of rising positivity in the field of culture, documenting the growth of life-supporting, evolutionary trends.

Here young children can come and read all the books available for free, or borrow as many as they want, for as little as 20 lire (British pound 4.80) a month. Syrian men and women drink coffee as they write, study, and read under the sunlight streaming through the windows, and in the evenings they attend music performances, movie nights, workshops, and exhibits.

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