Iraqi Marsh Interviews – Abu Sitar, the mudhif, part II

This interview discusses the Sumerian history of the mudhif, the specialized nature of the knowledge needed to build them, the meaning of the term "mudhif," their use for offering visitors hospitality and as a place to settle disputes, how the interior of the mudhif is designed to muffle echoes and enhance everyone's ability to listen to conversation, how they are built to allow cooling breezes, the typical number of workers used to build them, and how mudhif construction is open to all tribes and clans.