Draft:The Phoenix Library

The Phoenix Library is a library in Gaza, Palestine. It opened on the 21st April 2026.

The library contains over 6000 books in both Arabic and English.[1] Some items were donated from other countries, and around 1000 were found in rubble in Gaza.[2]

History

As part of the Gaza genocide, which many scholars claim has involved systematic scholasticide,[3][4] most large libraries have been destroyed, leaving books in rubble.[5] Friends Omar Hamad and Ibrahim Massri began to collect these books, and then raised over $100,000 to start a new library with them.[2] The money was raised via crowdfunding.[1] The two have documentated the progress and opening of the library on social media.[6]

The library functions as a community space.[7] Soon after opening, the library held its first event - a reading of the novel A Spark of Fire by Palestinian author Mahmoud Al-Basyouni.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Adler, Jonathan (2026-05-15). "Reviving Gaza's cultural scene from beneath the rubble". +972 Magazine. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  2. ^ a b "Built with books found in the rubble, volunteers open Gaza's 'Phoenix Library'". Good Good Good. 2026-05-11. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  3. ^ Doménguez, Císar (2024-01-01). "Scholasticide: Educational Lawfare as a Marker of the End of Civilianness". Diacritics. 52 (1): 120–138 – via Research Gate.
  4. ^ Alarabeed, Wadee (2025-11-11). "The banality of scholasticide: the role of universities and academia in an age of genocide". Globalisation, Societies and Education. 0 (0): 1–16. doi:10.1080/14767724.2025.2577694. ISSN 1476-7724.
  5. ^ "Gaza's lost books: How to preserve what remains | Joseph Croitoru | Qantara.de". qantara.de. 2026-05-12. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  6. ^ Folta, James (2025-12-08). "You can help build the first public library in Gaza since the genocide began". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  7. ^ Herald, Gaza (2026-04-26). "Books Displaced 13 Times: Gaza's "Phoenix" Library Rises From the Rubble". Gaza Herald. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  8. ^ Barrows-Friedman, Nora (2026-05-01). "Israel kills child collecting cardboard in Gaza". The Electronic Intifada. Retrieved 2026-05-16.

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