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Books cross cultures as Shane fuels Middle East reading boom
In a Franklin Publications program started in 1953, about 200 American titles are translated and distributed in six Middle Eastern and Asian languages. The effort, supported by Arab and Egyptian leaders, aims to raise literacy and curiosity about America with affordable works like Geography Can Be Fun and The Universe and Dr Einstein.
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America
Middle East
Franklin Publications, Inc
Shah
Iran
Nasser
Egypt
Amerca
Einstein
Damascus
Cairo
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Pakistan
Indonesia
Tehran
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Edward R. Murrow