Libraries
The House of Wisdom was a library before it was a legend
Long before the stories, Bayt al-Hikma was a working place: shelves, translators and patrons who paid by the page.
Editor
Nusrat edits Nur from Dhaka. She writes about libraries, translators and the people who kept books alive.
Long before the stories, Bayt al-Hikma was a working place: shelves, translators and patrons who paid by the page.