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Gaza book fair encourages youth to put down cellphone, pick up book

As social media and e-books increase in popularity, a group of young Palestinians organized a book fair in the Gaza Strip to promote paper books and encourage reading among youth.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A group of young Palestinians calling themselves “Athar” ("Impact") organized a book fair of secondhand books in the Gaza Strip under the same name on March 3. The fair was organized with the support from Cordoba restaurant and lasted a week.

The restaurant in Gaza City offers fast food meals and has a reading corner with novels and literary books for patrons.

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