#العراق، بحكم موقعه الجغرافي وتاريخه السياسي وتركيبته الاجتماعية، لن يبقى هامشاً في المعادلة الدولية - الإقليمية الجديدة، بل فاعلاً يتجسد فيه التغيير. وأي إعادة ترتيب إقليمي ستنعكس مباشرة على شكل نظامه السياسي ووظائفه. goo.su/TpTHs

#Iraq is facing an active environmental crisis that has turned into an existential challenge and a “social problem”. Policies are driven to curb popular grievances, aiming to prevent them from developing into an influential “social movement” that could threaten the political system. goo.su/o9dBhLY

How sad the Iraqi government would allow this historical site, for many the cradle of civilization (and for many Christians the Garden of Eden), be destroyed. The marshes' heritage is priceless. But in a world where "homo economicus" reigns supreme, world heritage no longer has any value or meaning

My latest in @bostonreview.bsky.social, edited by Cameron Avery. www.bostonreview.net/articles/bag...

I swam in the al-Ahwar (Iraq's marshes) in May of 1980. The water, which was filtered by papyrus, was so pure you could drink it. Between Saddam, post Saddam corruption fueled by greed for oil wealth, Turkey's damning the Euphrates & climate change, the marshes seem like they will never recover

Two new reports by @ccfd-tsolidaire.bsky.social highlight the environmental costs of continues oil exploration and extraction in southern #Iraq that affects marshes, part of the @unesco.org protected sites. ccfd-terresolidaire.org/wp-content/u... ccfd-terresolidaire.org/wp-content/u...

محو هور الحويزة بفعل مشاريع نفطية لشركات فرنسية وماليزية وصينية فضلاً عن وزارة النفط العراقية، بات موثّقاً في دراسة: "النفط يمحو هور الحويزة في جنوب #العراق: حين تدمّر الشركات موقعاً مُدرَجاً على قائمة التراث العالمي"، تستند إلى وثائق سرّية، من بينها عقود التشغيل والاستيلاء على الارض والمياه. goo.su/ADB1q0

Two new CCFD reports by Safaa Khalaf highlight the environmental costs of ongoing oil exploration and extraction in southern #Iraq, and their devastating impact on the Marshes, part of the UNESCO protected #heritage sites. 📗 Executive Report: goo.su/wb20sw 📗 The full study: goo.su/m9ar

#Oil is wiping out the Hawizeh Marsh in southern #Iraq. Once a #UNESCO-listed wetland, it has been turned into a drained, militarised industrial zone through cross-border water policies, oil expansion, and security zoning, destroying its social and #cultural heritage.📗EN: goo.su/m9ar

In #Iraq, #women are losing water, livelihoods, and #cultural heritage. My study in the #Hawizeh Marshes finds that it is not a temporary #environmental crisis, but a systematic process driven by drainage, #oil expansion, and militarisation. Changes place the greatest burden on women. goo.su/XO4nhyn