Synopsis

Until the 1980s, the Mesopotamian Marshes of Iraq held a beauty that echoed the biblical Garden of Eden – a notion embraced by many scholars. Fed by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, this vast wetland, encompassing over 6,000 square miles in southern Iraq, had flourished for over 7,000 years, sustaining both wildlife and human communities. For centuries, the indigenous Ma’dan Tribes, known as Marsh Arabs, had thrived within its watery embrace. However, in the 1990s, political upheaval spurred Sad