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The wind whipped relentlessly across the open deserts of Muthanna province as Ali Thajeel moved his camel herd along the rugged plains in search of greenery.
Decades ago, he remembered, April was a time when the sandy soil turned into grazing land to allow his livestock to gain weight ahead of the scorching summer heat. But in recent years, his camels had to make do with scattered patches of scruffy grass.
“There’s no rain, and the land is dry. The grass has turned into desert. We have to sell some animals to buy food for the rest. This is what life has become,” said Thajeel, his kaffiyeh pulled tightly across his face to shield it from the dry, dusty air.
During our two-day trip across Muthanna’s deserts, nomadic herders painted a grim picture of an increasingly uninhabitable environment, where temperature increases and erratic rains have eroded the sustenance of animals and humans alike.
Every so often we win a Bedouin movie and how that lifestyle is changing. I don't want to get into the entire climate change debate personally. Since it can't be determined how long it will take to change the climate with all of these restrictions then there really isn't an argument. However, there was a point that was mentioned here that I am starting to also see in movies involving the Bedouin. The kids don't want to do it anymore. There was an Israeli (I think) movie where the daughter attended college and her boyfriend was also in college. That has to be the biggest driving force behind the changes in that lifestyle.
Decades ago, he remembered, April was a time when the sandy soil turned into grazing land to allow his livestock to gain weight ahead of the scorching summer heat. But in recent years, his camels had to make do with scattered patches of scruffy grass.
“There’s no rain, and the land is dry. The grass has turned into desert. We have to sell some animals to buy food for the rest. This is what life has become,” said Thajeel, his kaffiyeh pulled tightly across his face to shield it from the dry, dusty air.
During our two-day trip across Muthanna’s deserts, nomadic herders painted a grim picture of an increasingly uninhabitable environment, where temperature increases and erratic rains have eroded the sustenance of animals and humans alike.
‘There’s no rain’: Climate change threatens Iraq’s Bedouins
In the deserts of Muthanna province, nomadic herders paint a grim picture of an increasingly uninhabitable environment.
www.aljazeera.com
Every so often we win a Bedouin movie and how that lifestyle is changing. I don't want to get into the entire climate change debate personally. Since it can't be determined how long it will take to change the climate with all of these restrictions then there really isn't an argument. However, there was a point that was mentioned here that I am starting to also see in movies involving the Bedouin. The kids don't want to do it anymore. There was an Israeli (I think) movie where the daughter attended college and her boyfriend was also in college. That has to be the biggest driving force behind the changes in that lifestyle.