The 100 Books Project's goal is to make the highest-quality English-language cultural production available to Arab children and adults in the Middle East. Beginning in Egypt, the project will stock donated books from a curated list in a series of Knowledge Cafes, which will lend their books on a free or low cost basis. The collections will be...
more »The 100 Books Project's goal is to make the highest-quality English-language cultural production available to Arab children and adults in the Middle East. Beginning in Egypt, the project will stock donated books from a curated list in a series of Knowledge Cafes, which will lend their books on a free or low cost basis. The collections will be designed to inspire and inform readers even as they help build local English language literacy. The lists will be generated by donors who wish to share their favorite books and Arab readers who request specific books. Shipping to Egypt will be handled by the project. Please participate and let us know what books you would like to donate, what books you would like to read, and what books you would like to see included on this list of 100 books! A list of 50 additional childrens' books will be included for youth center collections. The first shipment to Egypt leaves May 14, 2008--so hurry in with your suggestions and donations! The first cafes will be in Cairo and Siwa, an Egyptian oasis. For more information as to where to send book donations or otherwise contribute, please check out www.100booksproject.org.
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