Imam created makeshift library in his basement - in pictures

  • Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read. All photos by Reuters
    Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read. All photos by Reuters
  • Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
    Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
  • Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
    Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
  • Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
    Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
  • Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
    Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
  • Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, (right) a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads with a man in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
    Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, (right) a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads with a man in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
  • Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads with a woman in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
    Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads with a woman in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
  • Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
    Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
  • Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
    Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, reads in a library at his basement home which contains some 15,000 books he has collected. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
  • Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, with the 15,000 books he has collected in his basement home. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.
    Abdallaa Abu Dawh, 82, a former teacher at Egypt's Al Azhar University who now works as an imam, with the 15,000 books he has collected in his basement home. In his village in the Nile Delta, Dakahlia governorate, which is north of Cairo, he offers young men and women free books to read.