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Iraqi artists keep up pottery tradition

Iraqi pottery craftsmen fear that their ancient craft will disappear, even though this art is now picked up in academia.

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A man carries clay products at a workshop in Najaf, Iraq, July 23, 2015. — REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

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