Malik El-Rafai (Malik Alrifaii)
Young volunteer and former resident of Daraya who helped run a secret underground library during the siege; provides first‑hand testimony about collecting and preserving books under bombardment.
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Feb 27, 2026 • 11min
Syria's secret library
Malik El-Rafai (young volunteer and former Darayya resident) helped run a secret underground library during the siege. He recounts rescuing and cataloguing thousands of books. Listens learn how the library offered normalcy, became a learning hub and hosted political debates. Malik also tells of the evacuation, looting and efforts to reclaim lost books.
