“摩蘇爾之眼”說，他知道新建成的圖書館不會再像從前那樣，但仍希望那里能成為一個知識和藝術的燈塔，讓摩蘇爾人可以了解這座城市，了解這個世界。

University of Mosul

2014年，極端組織“伊斯蘭國”（ISIS）控制摩蘇爾并宣稱建國后，武裝分子攻占了摩蘇爾大學，闖入學校圖書館，強迫學校老師在這里為“哈里發國”重編教材，后來一把火燒毀了圖書館及館內數萬本藏書。

The library prior to its destruction.

When the portion of the city where the library is located was liberated in January 2017, volunteers entered the burned library to see if they could recover any of the collection.
2017 年 1 月，摩蘇爾部分城區被解放，志愿者進入焚毀的圖書館看看他們是否能挽救部分藏書。

The university library held 200,000 volumes prior to its destruction at the hands of ISIS.
在被ISIS摧毀以前，該大學的圖書館藏有20萬冊圖書。

They were able to recover about 2,000 books, including hundreds of rare books and manuscripts.
志愿者們大約挽救了2000本，其中包括數百本的珍貴圖書和手稿。

The original collection contained important materials, including historic maps and periodicals from the Ottoman era, and ancient Islamic manuscripts, including a ninth-century Quran.
圖書館的原始館藏中有很多重要資料，包括許多奧斯曼帝國時期的歷史地圖、發行刊物以及古代伊斯蘭教手稿，其中還有一份九世紀的《古蘭經》手稿。

Now that Iraq's prime minister has declared the end of the caliphate, anonymous blogger Mosul Eye is continuing his crusade to rebuild the library's collection. The blogger, who hides his identity to protect himself and his family, fled Mosul in 2016 but has continued to chronicle life in the city under ISIS.
如今，伊拉克總理宣布ISIS已經終結，而匿名博主“摩蘇爾之眼”正為重新恢復該圖書館的藏書而繼續努力。為了確保自己和家人的生命安全，他隱藏了真實身份。2016年他逃離摩蘇爾后，堅持紀錄ISIS統治下的摩蘇爾人生活。

“摩蘇爾之眼”自稱是一位“獨立歷史學家”（independent historian），他曾是摩蘇爾大學的學生，ISIS攻占摩蘇爾時正在學校工作。圖書館對他而言有著特殊的意義。他說：

"Whenever I was in the university, I would spend most of my time at the library," he said. "When I didn't like my professors' lectures, I often went to the library to do research and study books on my own."
“我大學的絕大部分時間都在圖書館。當我對教授的講座不感興趣時，就會經常獨自一人到圖書館做研究和看書自習。”

為了重建圖書館，“摩蘇爾之眼”在網上向國際社會發起捐書呼吁。他寫道：

"Because rebuilding the libraries and filling them back with books is one of the most significant forms of rebuilding Mosul civilly, we launch this international campaign to collect books and all types of printed products (magazines, periodicals, newspapers, references, archives, and the like) in all disciplines of Knowledge and Science."
“重建摩蘇爾文明最重要的方式之一就是重建圖書館并恢復館內藏書，因此我們發起這項全球活動，募集各種學科和科學的圖書和各類印刷品(雜志、期刊、報紙、參考文獻、檔案等等)”。

And soon, donations began pouring in, both from Iraq and abroad. In Baghdad, an event was held, asking citizens to purchase books from a street market, which were then donated to the library. The help also comes from abroad, with the initiative receiving books from Australia, the United States, and countries across Europe.
很快，募捐活動就收到來自伊拉克和其他國家的大量圖書。巴格達舉行了一場活動，呼吁市民從集市上購買圖書然后捐贈給圖書館。他們還獲得了海外援助，收到了來自澳大利亞、美國和歐洲國家捐贈的圖書。

Mosul Eye reports that about 10,000 books have been donated so far. The aim is to arrive at 200,000 for the reopening of the library. Donations are currently being shipped to the city of Irbil, where volunteers are sorting and cataloging the new collection. All subjects are welcome, but they are especially looking for books on medicine, science, and the humanities.
據“摩蘇爾之眼”描述，目前已收到捐贈圖書約一萬冊。他的目標是在圖書館重新開放時捐贈數能夠達到20萬冊。捐贈的圖書被運往埃爾比勒，那里的志愿者正對新的藏書進行分類和編號。任何學科的圖書都可以捐贈，尤其是醫學、科學和人文學科方面的。

據《紐約客》報道，這場摩蘇爾圖書館復興運動的契機是今年5月當地學生志愿者們組織的一個文化節。

In May, students organized a cultural festival in front of the library, where participants were asked to bring a book as their entry fee. Several hundred books were collected in one day. “We don't know each other, but all of us came together because we believe in Mosul.”
今年5月，學生們在圖書館門前組織了一次文化節活動，要求參與者每人捐贈一本圖書作為入場費，一天時間就募集了幾百本圖書。“我們彼此互不認識，但是所有人聚集在這里是因為我們對摩蘇爾充滿希望”。

Though some of the precious materials in the library can never be recovered, Mosul Eye reminds us that rebuilding the space is an important step in Mosul's future.
雖然圖書館中一些珍貴的材料已無法復原，“摩蘇爾之眼”依然提醒人們，重建圖書館是關系到摩蘇爾未來的重要一步。

"We need to reconnect Mosul again with the rest of the world," he shared. "We will need the world to take the same amount of interest it has after ISIS took over the city. Don't abandon us now."
他說：“我們需要將摩蘇爾與世界其他地區重新連接在一起，和被ISIS組織占領后一樣，這里現在同樣需要世界關注。不要現在拋棄我們。”

來源：My Modern Met.com、紐約客、觀察者網
翻譯&編輯：董靜
審校：yaning