Azzam Alwash is making an effort to return life to the paradise he remembers.

Braving Iraq Nature

Premiered November 06, 2010
Braving Iraq

In the 1990s, the Mesopotamian Marshes were virtually destroyed by Saddam Hussein, but Azzam Alwash is making an extraordinary effort to return life to the green paradise he remembers from his childhood.

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