Iraq: Water Pollution in Iraq Threatens Mandaean Religious Rites

Oct 17, 2018 | Philip Issa, Associated Press
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Every Sunday in Iraq, along a strip of embankment on the Tigris River reserved for followers of the obscure and ancient Mandaean faith, worshippers bathe themselves in the waters to purify their souls. But unlike in ancient times, the storied river that runs through Baghdad is fouled by untreated sewage and dead carp, which float by in the fast-moving current.