Iraqi artist battles to save boating tradition iraqinews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from iraqinews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Young Iraqis row a flotilla of traditional wooden boats down the Tigris river in Baghdad, celebrating an ancient nautical heritage in the now drought-stricken country. Once common sight across Iraq s southern streams and marshlands, the elongated boats, known as meshhouf, have been around "since the time of the Sumerians", said event organiser Rashad Salim.
The effects of climate change have drastically affected millennia-old boating traditions in southern Iraq, causing many boat builders to change their profession. Without proper governmental intervention, this worrying trend is set to worsen.
Campaign to restore Iraq s rich and diverse heritage gathers momentum arabnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from arabnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.