Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad April 5, 2011. (photo by REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen)It's hard to believe it is happening again. al-Mutanabbi Street the bookselling and cultural hub of Baghdad is in danger once more.Flashback to March 2007, a car bomb explodes on al-Mutanabbi Street killing more than 30 people with hundreds more were wounded. No one claimed responsibility. The world's book community was stunned. Numerous projects and events took place to support the victims, the books and the printed word, including the historic Al-Mutanabbi Street Coalition project which brought together numerous letterpress printers and book artists from around the world.The street was opened again for...
