It’s Been a Horrible Month for Libraries, Thanks Mostly to Widespread Book Burnings by the Islamic State

Self-styled Islamist censors are on a tear again, destroying entire library collectionsby setting them ablaze or carting them off– except for certain Islamic texts they approve of.

The Associated Pressshines a light onIraq’s version of Fahrenheit 451:

When Islamic State group militants invaded the Central Library of Mosul earlier this month, they were on a mission to destroy a familiar enemy: other people’s ideas.Residents say the extremists smashed the locks that had protected the biggest repo...