Egypt: Security Forces Destroy Alexandria’s Historic Book Market · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

Egyptians woke up this morning to the news of the destruction of bookshops on pavements along Prophet Danial's street in Alexandria by the Ministry of Interior. The raid, at dawn, left netizens angry with the Muslim Brotherhood, which they claim is waging a war on culture.
Security forces destroyed the kiosks and books, causing damage to priceless collections of books and a wealth of culture.
Dr Shadia Metwally objects to the raid [ar]:
Schehrazade is concerned about students who will feel the pinch:
@_Schehrazade: I can't imagine how poor university students will now be able to afford their books. Seriously a most malicious act
What is left of Hameedo's bookshop on Prophet Danial Street in Alexandria after a police raid. Photograph shared by Heba Farooq on Twitter
Heba Farouk Mahfouz explains:
She shares this photograph, right, of the destruction.
Waleed tweets:
And Wael Barakat jokes:
While Ahmed Elsawy asks:
Many openly blamed the Muslim Brotherhood, whose member Mohamed Morsi is now the new president of Egypt, for the attack on books.
Anas Abdelazeem retorts:
@anasabdelazeem: Considering the destruction of books on Prophet Danial's [street] as a Muslim Brotherhood attack on culture is ridiculous because this is a recurring incident
For more reactions on Twitter, check out this hash tag [Ar].
Ahmed Rock shares photographs of the aftermath of the raid on his Facebook page here.