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A village of the Ahwari people in Iraq, 1974 (lemmy.world)
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[–] protist@mander.xyz 39 points 1 year ago

This was a really interesting read: Marsh Arabs

Thanks for the pic! I would never have heard about this otherwise

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Didnt Saddam kick them all out to be urban poor?

[–] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] Shyfer@ttrpg.network 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That's horrible. This may sound controversial, but I'm going to say it anyway, screw the down votes: I don't like Saddam Hussein. He was a bad dude.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

So brave

[–] paysrenttobirds@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

I think it's from these people that Thor Heyerdhal learned how to make a reed raft for his transpacific voyage. Just so many amazing ways of life have been bullied out of existence.