Zookeeping under ISIS: Meet the Father of Lions
- Author
- The Times
- Published
- Tue 21 Apr 2020
- Episode Link
- https://play.acast.com/s/storiesofourtimes/zookeepingunderisis-meetthefatheroflions
We take a break from social distancing and life in lockdown to bring you an extraordinary story from Iraq. The Sunday Times' Louise Callaghan tells Manveen the tale of Abu Laith- the zookeeper of Mosul, and the man who kept a lion alive through mortar fire and raids by ISIS.
Guest:
Louise Callaghan, Sunday Times Middle East correspondent
Host:
Manveen Rana
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