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The Last Word Bookstore in Lahore, Pakistan
Aysha Raja, who opened the store in 2007, wrote in an email to NewsHour that The Last Word has been “selling books through the toughest of times” in Pakistan, including eras of terrorism and authoritarian rule. Right now, she said, as incidents of intolerance rise around her country, and the world, the store is recommending books that “celebrate the provocateur, the vilified, and the misunderstood.” http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/5-books-troubled-times-indie-bookstore-pakistan/
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