Al Saqi Books - in pictures

  • London's beloved Al Saqi Arabic-language book shop has closed after 44 years. All photos: Al Saqi Bookshop
    London's beloved Al Saqi Arabic-language book shop has closed after 44 years. All photos: Al Saqi Bookshop
  • Mai Ghoussoub with Hanan Al Shaykh
    Mai Ghoussoub with Hanan Al Shaykh
  • From left to right: Salwa and Lynn Gaspard
    From left to right: Salwa and Lynn Gaspard
  • Customers browsing
    Customers browsing
  • The shop played an important role in London's Arab community
    The shop played an important role in London's Arab community
  • The shop was London's finest source of Arabic literature for more than four decades
    The shop was London's finest source of Arabic literature for more than four decades
  • Al Saqi team, early 2000s
    Al Saqi team, early 2000s
  • Maggie Gee and Bernardine Evaristo at the launch of The White Family in the Kufa Gallery
    Maggie Gee and Bernardine Evaristo at the launch of The White Family in the Kufa Gallery
  • The beloved shop has closed after 44 years
    The beloved shop has closed after 44 years