• A worker stacks bricks at a small factory in the al-Tib area of the southern Iraqi Maysan governorate renowned for this traditional manufacturing. AFP
    A worker stacks bricks at a small factory in the al-Tib area of the southern Iraqi Maysan governorate renowned for this traditional manufacturing. AFP
  • A worker fills a donkey cart with soil to make bricks. AFP
    A worker fills a donkey cart with soil to make bricks. AFP
  • A worker mixes mud to seal brickmaking kilns at the factory. AFP
    A worker mixes mud to seal brickmaking kilns at the factory. AFP
  • Workers take a cigarette break as they stack bricks at the factory. AFP
    Workers take a cigarette break as they stack bricks at the factory. AFP
  • Smoke billows from a kiln chimney stack at the brickmaking factory. AFP
    Smoke billows from a kiln chimney stack at the brickmaking factory. AFP
  • Workers stack bricks at the small factory. AFP
    Workers stack bricks at the small factory. AFP
  • A worker poses for a picture at the brickmaking factory. AFP
    A worker poses for a picture at the brickmaking factory. AFP
  • A worker fills a donkey cart with soil to make bricks. AFP
    A worker fills a donkey cart with soil to make bricks. AFP
  • A worker transports mud in a donkey cart to seal brickmaking kilns. AFP
    A worker transports mud in a donkey cart to seal brickmaking kilns. AFP
  • A worker fires-up brick kilns. AFP
    A worker fires-up brick kilns. AFP
  • A worker stacks bricks at the factory. AFP
    A worker stacks bricks at the factory. AFP
  • Workers stack bricks at the factory. AFP
    Workers stack bricks at the factory. AFP

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The factory still making Iraq's historic yellow bricks - in pictures

The traditional building material is produced by hand - with the help of donkey carts and huge kilns - at this small factory in southern Iraq

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February 06, 2021

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Ziina users will be able to use the app to help relief efforts in Beirut, which has been left reeling after an August blast caused an estimated $15 billion in damage and left thousands homeless. Ziina has partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to raise money for the Lebanese capital, co-founder Faisal Toukan says. “As of October 1, the UNHCR has the first certified badge on Ziina and is automatically part of user's top friends' list during this campaign. Users can now donate any amount to the Beirut relief with two clicks. The money raised will go towards rebuilding houses for the families that were impacted by the explosion.”

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