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'Callaghan's portrayal of a city under siege is many-layered and
brilliantly told' Sunday Times Iraq, 2014As ISIS laid terrible
siege to Mosul, a zoo on the eastern edge of the Tigris was kept
open against all odds. Under the stern hand of the zookeeper Abu
Laith, whose name - loosely translated - means Father of Lions, its
animals faced not only years of occupation, but starvation and
bombardment by the liberating forces. Father of Lions is the story
of Mosul Zoo: of resilience and human decency in the midst of
barbarism. 'Father of Lions captures, with heartbreaking poignancy,
the human cost of these conflicts' Josie Ensor, Middle East
Correspondent for the Daily Telegraphy 'Through the story of a man
who loves both lions and life, Louise Callaghan shows how humour
and defiance can counter cruelty' Lindsey Hilsum, author of In
Extremis
'Callaghan's portrayal of a city under siege is many-layered and
brilliantly told' Sunday Times Iraq, 2014As ISIS laid terrible
siege to Mosul, a zoo on the eastern edge of the Tigris was kept
open against all odds. Under the stern hand of the zookeeper Abu
Laith, whose name - loosely translated - means Father of Lions, its
animals faced not only years of occupation, but starvation and
bombardment by the liberating forces. Father of Lions is the story
of Mosul Zoo: of resilience and human decency in the midst of
barbarism. 'Father of Lions captures, with heartbreaking poignancy,
the human cost of these conflicts' Josie Ensor, Middle East
Correspondent for the Daily Telegraphy 'Through the story of a man
who loves both lions and life, Louise Callaghan shows how humour
and defiance can counter cruelty' Lindsey Hilsum, author of In
Extremis
'This is an unexpectedly funny and moving book. You might not expect to
laugh when reading about ISIS-held Mosul, but through the story of a
man who loves both lions and life, Louise Callaghan shows how humour
and defiance can counter cruelty, and why both humans and animals crave
freedom' Lindsey Hilsum, International Editor, Channel 4 News and
author of In Extremis: the life of war correspondent Marie Colvin.
Between 2014 and 2017, the 'Islamic State' ruled the city of Mosul, in
northern Iraq, killing 'traitors', destroying books and oppressing
women. But miraculously, in a park on the eastern edge of the Tigris, a
zoo was kept open.
Father of Lions is the story of Mosul Zoo. It survived under the stern
hand of Abu Laith, the zookeeper, a man with an interesting past and a
lifelong animal lover. His real name was Imad, but for as long as he
could remember everyone had called him by his nickname, Abu Laith –
'Father of Lions'. And the lions and bears survived not only two years
of Isis occupation, but starvation and bombardment by liberating forces.
As the animals began to starve, Abu Laith and his family and helpers
went hungry to keep them alive. They risked their lives to pick through
bins for leftovers in Isis-occupied neighbourhoods. In a final heroic
effort, the surviving animals were smuggled out of Iraq in a daring
rescue operation.
This is a story of human decency in the midst of barbarism.
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