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FOREIGN LABOUR IN BASRA: Uncertainty and lack of statistics give rise to local concern
By Saad Nazim in Basra // In mid-August this year, security forces in the Faw district arrested 23 Pakistani nationals after they allegedly arrived aboard an unidentified boat and disembarked near the Grand Faw Port, south of the city of Basra. The incident is part of a bigger problem in the southern part of Iraq:…
Climate, Iraqi Street
INVASIVE WATER HYACINTHS CLOGGING IRAQ’S RIVERS: But could the pest be put to good use?
By Murtada Al-Hudood in Dhi Qar // Dawn on the Euphrates River in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah. Fisherman Abu Hussein pushes his small wooden boat into the water. For years, he has made this journey, searching for the best place to cast his nets. More recently though, his fishing trips have changed. Large…
Climate, Iraqi Street
MYSTERY OF THE DOLPHINS OF SHATT AL-ARAB: Iraqi researchers call for better monitoring of marine life
By Saad Nazem in Basra // For decades, sailors navigating Iraq's territorial waters have regularly seen dolphins accompanying them on their journeys. Aysar al-Bahar, a sea captain who has spent more than 40 years on the job, recalls how groups of dolphins approach vessels and swim alongside them, sometimes even for longer distances. This still…
Climate, Iraqi Street
THE MARSH BIRD AND THE BUFFALO SKULL: A Maysan environmentalist fights for Iraq’s marshlands
By Mahdi al-Saadi // In the marshes of southern Iraq, local man Ahmed al-Saadi is known for carrying a buffalo skull around. He lifts it high during protests, public gatherings and environmental campaigns in an attempt to remind observers what the lack of water is doing to Iraq's distinctive wetlands and the creatures that live…
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MOURNING THE SHADOWS: A writer’s lament for the lost trees of a burning city
By Nagham Makki in Basra // I walk along the Shatt al‑Arab corniche to clear my mind and to take a few photos for one of the reports I’m working on. I search for a corner that might shield me from the unbearable summer sun but all I find are scattered palm trees planted along…
