The Mandaeans are ancient people who lived in Mesopotamia
(modern Iraq) for thousands
of years. They participated in building
of the great civilization of that area and
took their fair share in its miseries. The last
of which was the brutal dictatorship, which
spared nobody in its evil. The demise of
that regime has widely opened the doors
for a possibility of a democratic society where civil liberties and
basic human
rights are respected unfortunately it also opened the doors for chaos.
The Mandaeans are part of the indigenous people of Iraq. They are a religious and ethnic minority that is facing annihilation. All articles of the UN declaration that apply to the protection of the indigenous, ethnic and religious minorities are compatible with their situation and should be applied. The Sabian Mandaeans in Iraq are looking for protection from the hate crimes that they are facing. MORE
NEW BOOK A Short History of Iraq By Thabit A.J Abdullah
This book focuses on the interaction between the old and the new, between continuity and change, as it is manifested in the nature of social development, nation-building, the state and the political opposition in Iraq. MORE
NEW BOOK The Mandaeans Ancient Texts and Modern People
By Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen
The Mandaeans are a Gnostic sect that arose in the Middle East around the same time as Christianity MORE
Mandaean Human Rights Annual Report November 2009
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