"Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings."100,000 Manuscripts, Books Burnt by ISIL

100,000 Manuscripts, Books Burnt by ISIL "Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings." Heinrich Heine.(SP).

The London-based Arabic language online publication quoted Anbar provincial council member Amal Fahadway as saying that as of Sunday, the Islamic State has burnt more than 100,000 books, including rare and important manuscripts, across the Islamic State-held region.

"Armed elements of the Daash [Arabic designation for IS] bombed the public library in the Faisaliah area east of Mosul on Saturday, using improvised explosive devices," Ghanem Taan, director of Mosul's public library, was quoted as saying in a press statement.

The library director added the Mosul public library has about 8,000 cultural, historical and philosophical and scientific books, as well as a variety of poetry books. Hmmmm......Heine was right.....'Fight Fire with fire'. Read the full story here.