“If Baghdad today is a byword for inner-city decay and violence on an unspeakable scale, its foundation 1,250 years ago was a glorious milestone in the history of urban design. More than that, it was a landmark for civilisation, the birth of a city that would quickly become the cultural lodestar of the world.”
Click here to find out more with an excellent article from Justin Marozzi (the author of Baghdad: City of Peace, City of Blood). It might challenge much of what you think you know about Iraq.
Mr Kydd.
