Since 1949
Our Story
The story of a family bookshop, passed from father to son, that has endured in the heart of Amman.
The man behind the bookshop
Abu Mohammad
Abu Mohammad inherited the bookshop from his father, and has kept alive a place tied to books and to Amman’s memory for more than seven decades.
1949 — More than 75 years of books and memories in the heart of Amman.
- 1949
Where it began
The story of Al-Mohtaseb Bookshop begins in Amman.
- Across generations
From father to son
The bookshop passed from father to son.
- Today
The story continues
Al-Mohtaseb Bookshop carries its story on in the heart of Amman.
Inside the bookshop
A bookshop measured not only by its books, but by the memories its shelves have held.