Monks Preserve Christian History by Smuggling Ancient Manuscripts out of Mosul by Carrie Dedrick, Editor Christian Headlines |
"NPR reports that monks began taking important books out of Mosul in 2008 when Islamic extremists began to endanger the city. Books and manuscripts were taken piece by piece until last summer when ISIS captured Mosul. Iraqi Dominican monk, Father Najeeb Michaeel, collected all of the remaining important books and took them by truck out of the city..."