He warns they are growing “rarer and rarer,” having been overtaken by modern life.
Yet “the donkey held the fundamental key to building civilization, carrying water and food, and construction materials, whereas the horse was used for killing,” he said.
Often referred to jokingly as “the sheikh of donkeys,” Abdul Jawad aims to raise funds to build a regional organization to protect the species.
The idea would be to build on the success of an association in Egypt and groups such as the Donkey Party in Iraqi Kurdistan.
“But it will not be easy; too many people laugh at the idea,” he said.
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