and their eco friendly reed houses.
EcoFriendBlog has an article about them HERE.
The houses vary from hovels to sturdier and more sophisticated houses
their marsh was deliberately destroyed by Saddam Hussein to punish them, and the US has helped to reestablish the ecosystem and way of life.
Their mudhif reed homes are sturdy and ecofriendly, and the design may date back to 3000 BC, and maybe even ancient Sumeria...a controversial article that documents their life before Saddam destroyed their way of life that includes lots of old photos HERE
an 1982 article is reprinted HERE.
more about the rebuilding HERE.
more about DNA studies of the Marsh Arab culture HERE.
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