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Braving the Storm: How UAE-Based Bookends' Grace Karim and Somia Anwar Turned a Final Page Into a New Chapter

A little over a year ago, in the aftermath of the most devastating rains the UAE has witnessed, UAE-based Bookends saw 14,000 of its books get destroyed. To the co-founders themselves, the extent of the damage felt like a point of no return. But against all odds, here's how the little bookstore trudged on and emerged stronger than ever.

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