CLEAN : London Arabic bookshop to shut after 45 years

The transcript discusses the emotional and cultural significance of a bookstore in London, which served as a family-like community for Lebanese immigrants. It highlights the economic challenges faced due to COVID-19 and the economic situations in the UK and Lebanon, affecting the bookstore's operations. The transcript also touches on issues of censorship and threats received by the bookstore. Finally, it emphasizes the bookstore's role in providing access to literature from the Middle East and the global South, making it a cultural landmark in the area.

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