(Courtesy of Azzam Alwash)
The images we often associate with Iraq are of destruction, war and dysfunction. But one man hopes to show people another side of the country, with a lovely tour down a Kurdistan river.
BBC reporter Gabriel Gatehouse joins us with a story about Azzam Alwash, an Iraqi-American who hopes his eco-tourism company will attract tourists to northern Iraq.
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Comments [2]
To who it may concern,
I would like to contact Dr. Azzam Alwash I have visited Kurdistan more than once and yes I agree with him it is a special place.
Please forward my email address to him.
I will be visiting again and would like to meet him in Person.
Kind regards
Alun
I would like to contact Dr. Azzam Alwash, in regard to bringing tourists to the marsh area as suggested on CBC Radio Canada Oct. 12 2010. I think we have a good idea and the experience to bring it forward.
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