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Al-Saqi Books bids London farewell

For more than four decades, Al-Saqi bookshop in West London has been the leading Arabic language book store in Europe.

It was opened in 1978, by a group of people who'd escaped the civil war in Lebanon. They created a unique place for anyone interested in the Arab world and Arab culture.

Newshour’s Razia Iqbal has been to speak to the family at the heart of Al-Saqi.

( Photo: The front of Al-Saqi Books store in London. Credit: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½)

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