The city of Luxor is accustomed to welcoming visitors from around the world to enjoy its ancient monuments. In this city, which has almost no libraries, a young woman decided to offer her city another cultural dimension. Samar Mohamed, a graduate of the Faculty of Arts, Department of English, turned her passion for reading into a cultural project that serves the people of Luxor. Bayan was a library selling cultural books, struggling to survive amid low demand for books and low financial returns.
Samar’s dream turns into a library… Bayan, a cultural window in the heart of Luxor
Samar Mohamed owner of Bayan Bookstore Photo by Abu Al Hassan Abdul Sattar