The Damascus book fair draws crowds, with censorship eased in post-Assad Syria
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A visitor looks through a book at a stall selling Islamic titles during the 57th Damascus International Book Fair in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, the first edition since the collapse of the Assad regime. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)Syrian soldiers staff a stall operated by the Syrian Defense Ministry during the 57th Damascus International Book Fair in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, the first edition since the collapse of the Assad regime. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)Women search for books at a stall selling Islamic books during the 57th Damascus International Book Fair in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, the first edition since the collapse of the Assad regime. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)Visitors browse through books at a stand operated by the Syrian Defense Ministry during the 57th Damascus International Book Fair in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, the first edition since the collapse of the Assad regime. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)Visitors browse books during the 57th Damascus International Book Fair in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, the first edition since the collapse of the Assad regime. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
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A visitor looks through a book at a stall selling Islamic titles during the 57th Damascus International Book Fair in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, the first edition since the collapse of the Assad regime. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)