Hesab Abdulhassan on the lookout for suitable reeds - Sebastian Backhaus Every morning at 4am Hesab Abdulhassan and his son climb into their boat and set off into the marshes to gather reeds.

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The family’s house in Chibayish in southern Iraq was once surrounded by lush groves of tall Phragmites reeds but the pair now have to travel for over an hour just to find anything suitable to sell.