Edward Said Public Library

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Edward Said Public Library
LocationPalestine
Established2017 (2017)
Branches3
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Director Mosab Abu Toha
Website espl.ps?lang=en

The Edward Said Public Library is a public library in Palestine. It was established in 2017 and is the first English-language public library in the Gaza Strip. The first branch was opened in Beit Lahia, and since two other branches have been established, one in each of Gaza City and Jerusalem. [1] [2] The library was established by the writer Mosab Abu Toha who began collecting books for the library in 2016 and raised funds to rent a venue to house the library. [3] [4] It was named after Edward Said and included some books from Said's private collection. [5] The branch in Beit Lahia was destroyed and one of its librarians, Doaa Al-Masri, was killed during the Gaza war. [6] [7]

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  1. ↑ Guzman, Chad de. "Gaza-Based Poet Mosab Abu Toha Reunites With Family After Israeli Detention". TIME. Archived from the original on 2025-05-19. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  2. ↑ "About Library – you welcome in". Edward Said Public Library. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  3. ↑ Dabbagh, Selma (2025-01-24). "Ceasefire". London Review of Books Blog. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  4. ↑ Elia, Nada (2017-12-18). "Israel's siege on Gaza is preventing delivery of 50 novels headed to a public library". Mondoweiss. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  5. ↑ El Chamaa, Mohamad (2023-11-30). "Gazans mourn loss of their libraries: Cultural beacons and communal spaces". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  6. ↑ "Israeli Damage to Archives, Libraries, and Museums in Gaza, October 2023–January 2024 – Librarians and Archivists with Palestine" . Retrieved 2025-11-26.
  7. ↑ Edemariam, Aida (2024-11-12). "The exile of Mosab Abu Toha: how a Gazan poet was forced to flee his home". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-11-26.
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