Al Bussaya, Muthanna Province, Iraq – The wind whipped relentlessly across the open deserts of Muthanna province as Ali Thajeel moved his camel herd along the rugged plains in search of greenery.
Decades ago, he remembered, April was a time when the sandy soil turned into grazing land to allow his livestock to gain weight ahead of the scorching summer heat. But in recent years, his camels had to make do with scattered patches of scruffy grass.
“There’s no rain, and the land is dry. The grass has turned into desert. We have to sell some animals to buy food for the rest. This is what life has become,” said Thajeel, his kaffiyeh pulled tightly across his face to shield it from the dry, dusty air.
Al Bussaya, Muthanna Province, Iraq The wind shook the open desert of Muthanna province mercilessly as Ali Thajeel moved his camel herd across the rugged plain in search of greenery.
A few decades ago, he recalled, April was the time when the sandy soil turned into grassland, before his animals gained weight before the scorching summer heat. But in recent years, his camels have had to settle for scattered patches of mixed grass.
“It’s not raining and the ground is dry. The grass has become a desert. We have to sell some animals to buy food for the rest. That’s what life has become, ”Thajeel said, shielding his face from the dry, dusty air that the kaffiyeh was squeezing tightly.
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Al Bussaya, Muthanna Province, Iraq – The wind whipped relentlessly across the open deserts of Muthanna province as Ali Thajeel moved his camel herd along the rugged plains in search of greenery.
Decades ago, he remembered, April was a time when the sandy soil turned into grazing land to allow his livestock to gain weight ahead of the scorching summer heat. But in recent years, his camels had to make do with scattered patches of scruffy grass.
“There’s no rain, and the land is dry. The grass has turned into desert. We have to sell some animals to buy food for the rest. This is what life has become,” said Thajeel, his kaffiyeh pulled tightly across his face to shield it from the dry, dusty air.
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Pope Francis gave this address on March 6, 2021, during the interreligious meeting. The Prayer of the Children of Abraham was recited at the end of the meeting.
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Dear brothers and sisters,
This blessed place brings us back to our origins, to the sources of God’s work, to the birth of our religions. Here, where Abraham our father lived, we seem to have returned home. It was here that Abraham heard God’s call; it was from here that he set out on a journey that would change history. We are the fruits of that call and that journey. God asked Abraham to raise his eyes to heaven and to count its stars (cf.
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