Publishing for a Young Iraq
January 23, 2004
In Saddam Hussein's Iraq, the range of children's books reflected the world that young people were being raised to live in. But since the fall of Baghdad, titles like "Tanks in the Night" and "The Story of Nationalisation" are disappearing from bookstores. In their place, publishers are now offering the kind of child-oriented fare more recognizable here. Hiwa Osman of the Institute for War & Peace Reporting joins Bob to discuss Baghdad's changing publishing landscape.
