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Ramadan Top 30 Illuminator: Omar Mohammed

Each Ramadan, Hayat Life honors 30 extraordinary Cultural Muslims who have been an integral part of shaping and improving our society in the last year, unveiling one Ramadan Top 30 Illuminator each day of the holiday. Some are global pop cultural icons, while others are unsung heroes making extraordinary contributions outside the limelight.

In that spirit, we are honored to present:

Omar Mohammed: Mosul Eye Blogger Salvages Books, Cities…From His Computer

“Mosul Eye” blogger Omar Mohammed anonymously documented life in Mosul, Iraq under ISIL. The historian later came out, and continues to blog from exile. His efforts have included a project to preserve books from the destroyed library at the university of Mosul, and a recent project to plant 5000 trees in the war-torn city.

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