My First 24 Hours in BAGHDAD, IRAQ 🇮🇶
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HOLY CRAP GUYS... I finally made it to Baghdad - the wild capital city of Iraq! It's a place that I've been dreaming of visiting for 5 years now, and I was luckily able to pick up the visa at the Iraqi embassy in Istanbul a few weeks ago.
In the first episode of this 9-part series, I document the stressful, yet exhilarating experience of getting into Baghdad with my fellow 'every country' buddy Alvaro ( / wanderreds . Our first 24 hours has been a roller coaster of emotions, but in the end, I am LOVING it here and I can't wait to see more! 🇮🇶 Have I ever mentioned to you that the Middle East is my favorite region in the world?
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I just want to see the reactions of Religious Hypernationalists islamophobic indians contradicting Drew's statement at the end of the video 🤣
Looks intresting
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You’re welcome🙏❤️🇮🇶
Hats off to iraqi people for being so kind & friendly & moving on with normal life, considering what they went through... they suffered for years & years. Can't even imagine the fear & sorrow of being bombed & attacked for no fault of theirs.. very brave & motivated nation I must say.. Salute to you All
Glory to saddam
@@fightsandroasts7764 😂😂😂 Glory 🐀🐀🐀🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️
In our country suffering bombs death they will never go we have lived like this for years death has got to a point that it isn't something unusual which is very upsetting i love my country but it won't change
May Allah protect muslim ummah ameen.
Thanks so much
Drew Binsky: "We must be low-key"
... a few minutes later...
Drew Binsky: (rings the bells of a church)
LMAO
Hahaha I was thinking the same 😂😂
Bahahaha 😂
Yes now let’s draw as much attention as we can 🤣🤣🤣
Hahahaha true
That you rang the bells made me really emotional 🙏🇮🇶❤️✝
I understand your feeling brother
😊😊
We love Iraq not because it's our country.
Because it is a country of love and peace because it is history and pre-history
Iraq is great 🇮🇶♥️
A wonderful and strong country
Thank you from Baghdad 💜 the heart of Iraq
“Don’t try this at home”
Yeah because I have the entirety of Baghdad in my backyard
I am dead
😂😂😂
You don’t have Baghdad in your backyard? Weird
@@JacksSpiralShape well imagine waking up and isis captured your kitchen
@@user-gw5mf7fd5k 😂😂😂😂😂 as an iraqi that was really funny
I do soooo :/ just visit me I’m at Erbil
“We need to stay low key” starts to ring church bell - love it lol
Gotta blend in
*_get rid of the church problem solved_*
Where’s everyone going, bingo?
plus, he's wearing the first thing europeans can identify you as an american. the baseball cap.
@@awddfg ??
As an Iraqi, Baghdad is the most beautiful historical city in the world. I love Baghdad ❤️
I am also Iraqi,My name is Sana,what is yours
Mustafa?
@@iiSanaBananaii Your name is sweet and you enlighten me, my rose
You've never been outside of baghdad then
I love Iraq from Pakistan 💕
“we’re right in between Afghanistan, Syria and Egypt”
Congratulations! Your score is: 1 out of 3
😅
that's the part where I had to pause and SMH
And He kept comparing Baghdad to Kabul which is not even any close to Iraq 🙃
You took it too literal. They've both been to all those places, I'm sure they know that Iraq doesn't border Egypt and Afghanistan
@@andrhorvath7464 bro Egypt is in Africa, Iraq is in Asia 😂
fun fact : algebra and modern numerical system was developed in baghdad’s house of wisdom
Says who ?
What about those in india then ?
Algebra was first find by persian Muslim name Aljabar
@@user-cu2ss3nn1h from where did you source this information, i want to know so i can educate my self about this.
@كل شيء نسبي ياجماعة !! yes thats what im saying
Algebra invented in Iraq by Uzbekistanian man who translate the Indian books ordered by Khalifa of Baghdad who sent him to India! that's the truth..
Geographers will soon get degrees in Drew Binsky.
Hi
Whoa, a legend
min 7:30 be like: i don't think so, pal!
Chocolate rainnn
Meanwhile you have a degree in Chocolate rain
My husband is iraqi and i'm looking forward to visit there one day ❤❤❤
We would be glad to have you here anytime.. Wish you and your husband all the best and happiness dear sweethearts 💮
Love to Iraq 🇮🇶 from North Carolina 🇺🇸. Hope to see this beautiful historic country soon
Thanksss
Love to USA too from Iraq
@@YousefSameer sending so much LOVE to Iraq from another North Carolinian
Asheville here.
I appreciate you all saying this cuz I’m from Iraq but I live in California ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
@@saraalhadithi03 Welcome to Iraq
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Crazy to think Baghdad at one time in the world's history was the largest and most populated city with some of the world's best scholars, philosophers, alchemists and many more kind of people during the "Islamic Golden Age".
Underrated comment💯
Damascus, Baghdad, Cairo, Cordoba the world's main cities now all gone beside Cairo which's still holding on.
Same pruh
A golden age based on archaic and in some cases barbarian religious practices (punishments of dismemberment and death for transgressions, for example death for apostasy) can only last so long.
@@Harry-uq9qd ah yes because a time period from 1400 years ago needs to follow modern standards in order to gain people's respect. That shit was centuries ago, fuck you gonna do about barbaric actions, cancel them on twitter or something ? Are we also gonna act like oh muslims countries were the only ones who engaged in such actions? Did vikings not engange in barbaric actions as well? Did pirates not do that either? Please educate your self on islamic history before talking so ill of it
What I’ve learnt about Drew is, the more Difficult it is to get into a country, the more he loves his experience there 😂
Yeah except for the fact they complicated it for no reason. Americans and Europeans get visa on arrival.
I’d feel the same!
@@monty9759 Europeans and Americans can only get a visa on arrival for Iraqi Kurdistan, not for the rest of Iraq.
@@robertvoss9111 incorrect, the rules changed in March 2021
@@monty9759 this may have been before then, I know he mentioned in his last video he filmed a lot before and is just starting to post them.
One of the most kind ppl in the world.
greetings from Serbia
Thanks❤🌷🇮🇶
@@sajadmohsin1996 🙏
Incredible! I would never in my life think of visiting Iraq 🇮🇶 but drew you have changed my mind set! Looks like a beautiful city and welcoming people
Oh no, please we are dying for you and your kind to visit our country, historically the mightiest country in the whole world !!!!! lol
العراق يختلف عن ما موجد في نشرات ا الخراب اقصد الاخبار
@@jevandrocelo8769 What do you mean 😾
اهلا وسهلا بك ونرحب بك وقت ما شئت
I can’t wait to see the videos on Saudi Arabia, Palau, Jamaica, and Siberia
U r illumanati
@@walimansoor1109 he is illuminati
@@alifaisal2392 she is illuminati
@@thegamerkhan just illuminati
@@Samual.adis.Najmani ultra illuminati
تحيه من صعيد مصر إلى العراق الحبيبه العظيمه
❤️❤️🇮🇶🇪🇬🇮🇶🇪🇬❤️❤️
❤️🦋
🇮🇶🌷❤
The only thing that made Baghdad scary is the media.
And the truck bombs
@@extremistcontent1337 that’s a thing of the past now more people die from violence in chicago than in baghdad
@@60percenthomo94 lol five iraqi soldiers we're blown up on Friday
Don’t think Iraq is safe to visit and the USA isn’t.
@@xavierlauzac5922 depends where you are in America, if its a democrat run city then you're fucked.
Iraq is the land of the most beautiful, caring and kind souls. such a beautiful country.
I know im from there but it makes me sad to know people say its dangerous
@@hassanhassan-xs9pg same
@@alison1183 tru
Thank you so much for ur nice message to iraq it’s my country ❤️
@@blaze1993 ur welcome ur probably not talking about me but still im from there also and it makes me happy there are people like you :)
Just Go is literally Drew Binsky's slogan now
Army recruiters: Its all coming together
@@azypk yessir
Does the literally define the validity of this statement? I mean without literally, it's kinda lame. Knowing this, what is so clever about this?
I love this video so much anyone else because this is very cool
So simple but it really works 😅
Your positive and accurate thinking is the thing i appreciate the most.
Out of the characters you could’ve used you chose Sakura get a life
@@muscabm4292 😂😂😂
Sakura, nanda kure?
Sakura? Really? You could've put tsunade's pig instead of sakura. Like bruh
Fr 😂
I was surprised to see there weren't a lot of soldiers or security on the streets.
There is extremely a lot of solders (army + police) and between cities too
Yeah I'm so surprised as well , they usually swarm the place (and bully people)
The sound of that Bell in the churts, is the same as the Bell in my Village. Amazing
"We have to be careful to not let people know that we're here"
Rings church bell.....
Also, "one post on Instagram could let the wrong people know we're here." End of video "fallow IG for live updates on the trip" 🤣
This video was patronising and borderline racist towards Iraq. From pretending they were in "danger" by picking a taxi outside the international airport, to acting like their passports "were confiscated" by border police when in fact that is normal procedure which I have had happen to me in many countries considered "safe." This dude will do anything to make his videos appear more dramatic than they are. In every country he goes to he says "It's my favourite in the world!" lol
@@imanuelcaushi4711 I mean he is american. He is in baghdad. He dos face some risks. Not racist just common knowledge... Get a grip
@@O-townplaya Of course he should take precautions, but portraying it the way they did just feels meh. Baghdad is not more dangerous than Lebanon or Jordan last few years.
@@imanuelcaushi4711 www.numbeo.com/crime/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Lebanon&country2=Iraq&city1=Beirut&city2=Baghdad&tracking=getDispatchComparison
I was born in Baghdad and it makes me so happy that people started going over there and realizing that its not something to be scared of, everyone is kind and welcoming and they treat people from other countries like they’re brothers. I hope you enjoy your trip in Baghdad i wish i can go back soon i miss it!
I'm in iraq now
Very nice !
where are you now?
@@uncleruckus4060 no not very nice
@@Rogue_Route yes very nice
@@saleh7440 dude shut the f up I’m 18 and lived in Iraq my hole life I literally never like it not once everything is bad the weather is bad the electricity is bad the internet is bad the school system is bad and there is a stupid amount of people who follow the tyrants the ruined this country and actually think they are good people and i really think not one day have passed without me hearing gun shots. Also from 9 AM to 6 PM you people use megaphones to sell vegetables and fruit and all kind of stuff so you can’t even get peace. And oh yeah the water some days there is just no water and it’s even dirty water not drinkable full of dirt. And can’t forget you most likely don’t have a future and won’t be employed if you don’t have connections. And many more things. F everyone who loves Iraq because they are probably live on other people misery. And f me for being born here. Everyday i wish I could get out of the country or die and be done with this shit hopefully one day.
I’m sooo glad that you guys get to Share the real pictures of how the country is!!! God bless yall ‼️‼️
Thank you! I was a nurse in Balad 2004 and would love to visit and see peaceful people and less fear. My military wounded over the years told me that Iraq was so different than the fights in Afghanistan. The thing to remember that people are different everywhere in any country and there is kindness to be found. Im 48 now and when I retire cannot wait to travel
America destroyed my country. I hope you will also destroy your country
Welcome in Iraq ❤
To@@5c8ir :
no
Thank you for killing Iraq children, one day usa will feel the same
@@vladp9175 IM WORKING ON HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS FOR THIS COUNTRY AND THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY?
Bring back the "Every country in each continent" series
Thanks for visiting us. I believe Iraq is so underrated and more people should visit it.
I've wanted to visit for a long time but travel agencies usually advsie against any travel unfortunately
I'd love to see Baghdad and visit all the ruins of mesopotamia
Well, it's 'underrated' for a reason. Don't forget that it was seen as the world's most dangerous country not so long ago. Okay, that is mostly the West's fault, but there is a great reason to why many haven't been visiting this country and still don't do to this day.
Iraq is now very safe and the people are friendly welcome
Welcome to Mesopotamia🇮🇶♥️
🇸🇾❤️🇮🇶
😂😂😂
@@AM-jb5ru What 's your
@@_wxz0
Your pic flag is like a shit , this is our flag 🇮🇶🇮🇶
@@AM-jb5ru The flag that was in my picture is the flag of the Four Empire. Sumerian civilization, Babylonian empire, Assyrian and Akkadian empire. You can say Mesopotamia flag
Love 💗 Iraq 🇮🇶 from Lebanon 🇱🇧!
🇱🇧 💝 🇮🇶
Your positive actions combined with positive thinking results in success
Ok thank you!
No
Wow!! Thank you for this amazing series in Iraq! Can’t wait for more!!
Good morning Sylvia, please I really want to no more about you
I just started watching your journeys!! BAGHDAD HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON MY LIST FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND I APPRECIATE YOU SHEDDING LIGHT ON THIS WONDERFUL CITY
You are welcome
Iraq may have a very troubled recent history; but the country is still beautiful, even with that!
It really is, looks like it need better maintenance and renovation but it’s really amazing 😍
@@VASIGTravelingLifeinLondon It's sad that our closed minded western view of Iraq is "haha USA freedom go brrrrrr". I hope to see the day the Middle East enters into peace.
@@erenyeager3829 yes, under a real democracy with real human rights.
@@xavierlauzac5922 We don't want democracy
@@erenyeager3829 I don’t think as many Americans think of it like that anymore, but oof was 2001-2007 rough. I’ve never really witnessed actual racism/_____-phobia before and really haven’t since then, at least not to that degree and so openly. I mean even the most hippiest of people would be openly saying hateful stuff about Middle-Easterners and Muslims back in 2001-2004. Not to sound cheesy but I really hope we get to see “peace in the Middle East” during our lifetime.
Am a Hindu and I have observed that people in all the Arab countries I've visited are friendly,soft spoken,helpful,religious and exude an essence of brotherhood that you feel very welcome and safe..
Inshah Allah,I want to visit more Arab countries🙏
Rich in culture🌹
Not those Arabs in oil rich countries... they are mean
@@asskicker610
Iraq is oil rich country .
@@hossamsa4205 Sry I meant rich Arab countries
@@hossamsa4205 it is oil rich. But unfortunately it doesn't belong to them coz it's the West who's sucking all the oil from that country like an ugly parasite.
@Sourav Das lol
It was a picture perfect when you open your hotel window! It was like Dubai! Beautiful Iraq!
This is another adventure under pandemic, and I am just in salute to your energy levels in traveling during lock down, considering the spread of Delta Variant from India. Be safe Drew! The 🇵🇭Philippines love Iraq, Syria, Libya, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, and of course Turkey!
Love from Pakistan!! 🇵🇰❤️❤️🇮🇶
جعل الله النصر حليفكم على الأعداء
Welcome to the city of peace. The city of civilisation. Baghdad welcomes all! 💚🇮🇶
@Texas prince good luck with that, the British won't let you
@Texas prince yeah ok....
@Texas prince funny how when your country wants to invade somewhere they ask us Brits to go with them to hold their hand. Also funny, that one time we didn’t, Vietnam, you got your arses served to you by a bunch of rice farmers. Murica.....😂😂😂😂😂
:DDDDDDDDDDDD
Iraq seems wonderful to visit but I don't think calling it city of peace is... appropriate.
Love our iraqi brother from 🇩🇿🇩🇿❤️ Baghdad is city of civilisation and science and prophets 🤗😍😍❤️
@@YOU-ot9ep where are you from?
Can't wait to watch MORE of your videos about Iraq!
Thanks for taking us to Iraq. I am also super excited for the Saudi Arabia episode!!! #JustGo
This is going to be an incredible series. I’ve been waiting for this to come out since I found out that Drew was in Iraq. Welcome to Mesopotamia habibi.
@@MarchOnRome these videos are delayed, hes out of the country now
@@MarchOnRome good thing isis I'd mostly out
@@MarchOnRome Not really, it’s dangerous for political activists and news journalists but it’s pretty safe for normal people
@@MarchOnRome that’s not the case at all lol
@@MarchOnRome u know nothing about Iraq
Man just for it's hisotrical importance, nevermind the scientific things discovered from that region, this is one place I wish I could go.
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@@user-ib3be3ur3c ah yes scammers
Yeah me too
Iraq is ancient the civilization the rivers although the city of Baghdad it's self is relatively new.
@@ThexXxXxOLOxXxXx
Lol, "relatively new"? It's about 1,200 years old, dude. It's not ancient, sure, but it's still really old.
Thanks for posting this. As a Canadian, all I ever hear about is the US - Iraq wars / bombings / etc., and I've wondered for years how Iraq recovered from that mess. Beautiful.
I don’t believe in most of the celebs but guys like Alvaro and drew. Thanks for showing us everything and trying so hard. Bless you 😍
Drew:- we have to be low-key in Iraq.
Drew few minutes later- iam banging the bell of the church near a bustling street at a random time.😂
😂🤣🤣🤣
Reminded me of Quazimodo 😆
Lol
What low-key means?
by the way I'm Iraqi
@@mohammedkh4321 It means, "Don't draw attention to yourself"
Thank you for showing me Country Drew Binsky! I left Iraq back at 1993 as refugee and didnt visited my country back! much love and keep it up!
my husband is from Baghdad and I would looooove to go, the city and the people of Iraq are so misunderstood and it breaks my heart
A stupid terrorist act by Tony Blair and George Bush destroyed a country that was one of the most developed countries
I was in Iraq this year wish we could have met but glad you got to see the surroundings and environment for what it is truly and not what it is portrayed as 🙏💕
I m an Indian and never been to iraq, I love that country from what I have heard from my dad.
Hii Sriram , do your dad work there in baghdad
I’m truly so greatful for seeing where my dad grew up. Thank you
Ok
Ok
I’m always curious what the locals feel. What does your dad think about the Ba’ath party lead by Saddam? Did the locals actually want the government toppled?? Looking at the statistics Iraq was developing efficiently under Saddam’s lead until the 90s sanctions.
@@Nana-yt5is
yeah I thought that too,Saddam was WAY better than the americans(this is coming from an indian jain)But saddam hated christians and jews right? and do syrian people(if you know them)do you think they support bashar al assad?
@@sowdha79 You’d be amazed to find out Saddam was a sectarian, he believed in equality. The party he represented, the Ba’ath party (Ba’ath means renaissance) wanted to modernize Iraq (and did so very successfully) and separate the church from the state. Simultaneously, if you were of any threat to the Ba’ath party you would be punished. This is the reason for the gas attacks on the Kurds and the executions of many Shia Muslims in 1982 (attempted assassination on Saddam). Those that were accused of treason against the Ba’ath party were dealt with brutally. Saddam was not anti any religion or sect of people, even Jews lived peacefully in Iraq. Saddam hated discrimination, but he hated “traitors” even more.
Great to see the realness of Baghdad itself. I saw a whole new perspective of the country. God bless them
Great video Drew!! Bagdad surely looks colorful and lively!!!
Btw, as an Iraqi, the black head scarf Drew is wearing seems a bit odd. If I or any other foreigner wears this at the streets of Baghdad, people will consider him as weirdo 😂😂
Also weird to hear "so many women are shopping in the streets of Baghdad".
The vendor probably was trolling them. It'd be like selling a fedora to a tourist in America.
@@Kraken9911 But Drew have been to Iraq for the 5th time now. Well, to Kurdistan, but contextual speaking, it's pretty much the same. He needs to research more before coming next time. I didn't hear any similar comments from him while he travelled to Syria.
Iraq is safe because there is a Kurdistan
But Syria,Afghanistan,Somalia and Yemen are not safe
Wtf thats not true منين جبت هالحجي
Such a beautiful city, love from italy
baghdad is better than napoli
@@aquila_d_oro lol are you really comparing
@@aquila_d_oro you are not even Iraqi to begin with 😂
much love to you from Iraq 😊♥
@@aquila_d_oro
Hello
I voted for iraq serie, and finally it starts ❤️ so exited bro & thanks for choosing itaq
I deployed to Iraq a couple times with the military... I would love so much to go there again as a civilian. Such an amazing place.
You're not welcome here!!! may God never bless you and all the ones who supported you !!!
@@jevandrocelo8769 stop being racist.
@@jevandrocelo8769 You should not be so quick to pass judgment, my friend. You don't know me. You don't know my beliefs, my convictions, or my morals.
I am not my government.
I am just a person, same as you.
If we met face to face, and had a conversation, I guarantee that you would change your quick judgment.
I'm sure I'm going to say this wrong, but....
أتمنى لك الأفضل
@@xavierlauzac5922 It has nothing to do with race. It has to do with the fact that we invaded his country, and the occupied it for years, without any real cause. Surely you can understand his anger....
@@mr.coffmanarino7972 I’m not sure you fully understood the first reply.
drew: we can’t let everybody know we’re here
also drew: rings church bell
Lol, right!
Lmao
And then he says he feels so safe in the end ..such a peaceful religion...haha..seriously Drew please be consistent
@@saumitra372 He is just overreacting
I'm and Iraqi and I live in Baghdad and it's totally safe because we r in 2021 not 2007!
He also went to the poor section of my city ignoring the other modernized areas in Baghdad
@@saumitra372 Please tell me how saying that is not consistent?
My cousin have lived in Iraq for a few years and he tells Iraq has the most hospitable people in the world.
Really
WHICH ARE RUINED BY AMERICANS
@@musabishtiaq03 absolutely 😌
As a Jewish person whose ancestors are from Baghdad, including my grandmother who was born and raised there, this was incredibly interesting to watch. Wish peace and happiness to all Iraqi people, and hope that one day I'll be able to visit too.
نحن جدا نفتقدكم ونتمنى ان تعودوا إلى العراق
🎉tktk
Thank you Drew Binsky for showing the world how beautiful Iraq is. thank you so much please keep going and showing it to us.
I appreciate you visiting Iraq but I do feel like you took some things straight out of a government website with regards to safety - Baghdad is pretty safe. I live in the UK and going to Baghdad in 2019 as a woman I felt very safe, no thoughts of kidnapping or anything… iraqis are super hospitable and are waiting for visitors from abroad to come so they can show them that life goes on in Iraq and that it is not the Iraq that they might see in the news.
Thanks for sharing the truth
Wow very brave
@billy norton it's safer than being a Muslim in Texas
@billy norton How ignorant
@@reinerbraun4504 that’s because Muslims in Texas stand out the same way a blue eye blonde from Texas would stand out there. Only difference is in Texas you won’t just get away or bribe or incite a religious mob when you kidnapp or cut some infidels head off. I lived in Iraq for almost 2 years and I’m so glad to see normal daily life going on but I know it’s a place I can never go back to anytime soon. Beautiful country with so much history. It’s interesting to see their strength knowing that the whole population probably has severe cases of ptsd /war trauma. But then again it’s nothing new to the Iraqi people.
“We’re doing this alone, which is really scary”…3 minutes later, driver and guide hired.
I thought I saw the Kurdish guy with the funny beard in the beginning of the vlog. Ofcourse they are accompanied, but they won't say this to show that they are excited and alone
So?
@@minonasri3730 so it was rather disingenuous yet funny to imply and say minutes earlier they were going to be traveling completely alone on the trip with no help or protection from others.
Iraq is safe because there is a Kurdistan
@Lazy Bundy they’re as safe/unsafe as any other civilian in Baghdad. Nobody would target them just coz they’re american, unless they openly start telling everybody that they support the US Army and justify the invasion of Iraq in 2003, in which case, even I wouldn’t hesitate to punch them in the face.
Awesome documentary. Love it a lot. Thanks.
Iraq looks so awesome!!! You feel like ur traveling the world with him when you watch his videos, thank you drew🤗
God bless iraq and the beautiful capital Baghdad 😍🇸🇴🇸🇴❤️
God bless beautiful Somalia, the heart of east Africa 💚
@@dudeOmzeh God bless everyone
Love to all the people of Iraq watching this from India 🇮🇳
I hope things get better in future and we become a global village with all love , no wars and terrorism
Shokria bhai
Baghdad looks really cool and much different than expected.
Baghdad is actually such a beautiful place I kind of want to there too
Yeah, it’s actually not lol
Well we had our fair share of A-10's visiting us lmao
@@ryanc9888 shut up, nobody asked u
@@ryanc9888 uh yeah it actually is
My family are jews from Baghdad. Although it sounds crazy Once upon a time (in the 1940’s) there were over 150,000 Jews in Iraq. This is where the Talmud was written, and this is where some of the prophets are buried including prophet Yehezqel and prophet Ezra. The Jews from Iraq are considered the most ancient jewish community, outside of the land of Israel, dating back from the Babylonian Exile. Many of the greatest Rabbis also come from this beautiful land including Rabbi Yosef Hayim (the Ben ish hai), and former chief rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef.
Big fan of בן איש חי Ben Ish Hai, Rabbi Yosef Hhayim ; have been learning his books (Hebrew Language) since being introduced to them by a scholarly friend, Rabbi Tsaidi, some 25+ years ago.
@Speed Junkie
Common mistake in the Arab world: you cannot have Jews without Israel, without Zionism. If you accept us Israel is part of the package; deal with it.
Ezra the Scribe is buried here. Copy and paste the following to get the town that is named after him.
Al Uzair
الاوزاير
Iraq
@Speed Junkie
Then your Torah knowledge is, pardon me, superficial and not derived in theoriginal Hebrew Language. Normative Judaism and normative Torah is "Zionist" in that it associates Jewish life, history, and future with the Land of Israel-period. Call it traditional Torah Judaism, mainstream Orthodoxy, or Religious Zionism if you wish. I am NOT talking about either: Socialist G-dless Zionism, nor fringe anti-Zionism like Neturei-Qarta. I am talking about historical, mainstream, observant and Torah-knowledgeable Jews. As long as our cousins Beney-Yishma'el do not accept this, we stay peaceful, but armed and prepared if you attack us.
@Speed Junkie Israel is not the one who started the conflict. They wanted to live in peace from the beginning.
So Baghdad is a mixture of many countries
Architect of Egypt and Lebanon
Streets like Pakistan and india
Feels like iran
Loved it ❤️
You forgot to mention all the nice cars here. Not everyone in other countries in the region has such American or Korean new cars in the MENA.
Baghdad is baghdad the architecture here is pure iraqi specially the old mosques dated back to the abbasid caliphate diffrent from persian or egyption architecture style
@@Untc3dattentionloving thats wrong there are more than 7 million cars and vehcile in iraq
@@abbasbilal4393 thanks Abbas. I edited the comment so it’s clearer now.
If you hear drew at 9:59 he says that Baghdad streets reminds him of Kabul Afghanistan in fact he says it multiple times and his friend says the same thing also reminds them of Egypt.
Brother thank you for visiting Iraq that's really awesome of you and we welcome anybody to come visit. Unfortunately the media makes Baghdad sounds like the worst place on earth which is not true the Iraqi people suffered alot because of our governments but we never gave up on life and we always try to see the full part of the cup. I hope you enjoyed your visit!
He keeps comparing it to Kabul, but from what I can see its much more developed than Kabul. It used to be very modern and ahead of other cities in the region a few decades ago.
Was waiting for this episode for a long time, but won’t deny I was scared you would just end up touring the safer Kurdistan part and call it an ‘Iraq Trip’, so glad you went right into the heart of the Iraq we wanted to see
Iraq is safe, do not care about the media that transmits incorrect news
@@5c8ir so glad to hear that brother ❤️, I wish Iraq always progresses positively in every field and is a major power in the region, and most importantly always stays safe with every Iraqi, regardless of their community, live happily together in peace. One of the oldest civilizations in the world deserves a bright future.
Love from India 🇮🇳
@@rahulanand4884 Thank you, my brother, the Iraqis know a lot about India and they go there for the purpose of tourism and treatment. Salam from Iraq ❤️
Drew Binsky literally one of the bravest youtubers out there
His Yemeni visit definitely was brave as he did actually go through terrorist controlled areas but he seems really safe here. Baghdad looks a lot better than I thought. The terrorists are dying as well. If the civil war ends and foreign intervention Baghdad being a former capital of an amazing golden age it actually did manage to make more tourism money Iraq was known as the Egypt within the 60s.
Literally as opposed to what? Virtually? Augmented?
@Al-Rawi علي الراوي like what? whats wrong with it lol It seems to be good ..
@Al-Rawi علي الراوي tats a good thing , but as long as it’s not completely like lebanon
@Al-Rawi علي الراوي Hey that’s your opinion man, besides political identification is hardly culture.
Welcome to the great Iraq, the land of Ashurbanipal🇮🇶🔥
Bro the other guys is the perfect example about how people see iraq from the media
Having been raised up as a non-arab in the middle east was the greatest blessing ever, the culture and the warmth of the people everywhere in the Middle East is something I'm yet to see in any of the more western countries. It's just an unexplainable feeling when you're with them, the warmth and love they show is immeasurable, I wish I could visit these countries though.
Also Arab banter is just too good!
Where u from?
@@minonasri3730 originally Indian
Too any Iraqi reading this.
Your country has been threw so much, but hopefully someday Iraq can and will try to change for the better. Iraq is one of the most significant places on the planet. From the early city states of Mesopotamia to being the medieval hub of trade and education in the Arab World. There is much more to Iraq then the war, it is a country that is always changing. And maybe someday Iraq wouldn't be seen as this "hostile" country and instead one of the most fascinating and important countries on the planet. Love to the Iraq people from am American 🇮🇶🇺🇸❤
Wow! Thanks so much brother for saying this.
Well said
Iraq is no longer a country anymore is just a desert battlefield with alot of oil controlled by a armed militias loyal to iran and it’s only getting worst, iraq is doomed (what left of it i should say).
Baghdad was the centre of learning for the world dominating the fields of technological And scientific advancement for at least 800 years .
Thanks for being kind and supportive 🇮🇶🤝🇺🇲
this video is almost 4 months old but im still watching this, as an Iraqi this makes me really happy and im glad that people realize Iraq is actually an good country.lots of love from an Iraqi
You are welcome in iraq we love and we feel happy when when we see you guys in our country ❤
For someone that loves the middle east so much, you should be aware that afgahnistan is not a neighboring country of Iraq.
@@therielab9564 ok , as per your definition India or even China can be also neighboring countries to Iraq. Correct ? As per common definition “neighboring countries share a common border”. Check it out yourself! BTW ... and i have a problem if some youtuber highlights my country Iran on the map but calls it Afghanistan.
Yes it is, it’s just Iran in the middle of it 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
@@minonasri3730 yes mino, he does highlight Iran on the map but calls it Afghanistan.
I love this. Thank you for being so open minded, honest and respectful. It’s cool seeing Iraq from a real POV instead of what the media shows us. So beautiful!
This isn’t meant to counteract the media.
@@xavierlauzac5922 I’m not arguing with a 13 year old LMFAO. And btw, I never said it was meant to counteract the media.
@@fo0lishdoubtsLMAOOOOOOOO
I watched these backwards lol. I;m excited to see more!
Stay safe
no wonder civilization started in irak, it has to be a magical place
Kingdom over kingdom
the most kind ,smart,and heartwarming good person in this world is from Iraq, i never taught a muslim would get me closer to God and would teach me (a christian orthodox) ,more about the Bible than any of the priests or spiritual leaders in my country,where we all know the orthodox priest are only interested in money and like their catholic counterparts in anything beside God.I hope the fights will be over soon in that part of the world , because the majority of all the different people living there are hard working decent people and deserve a normal life
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Ai dreptate preoți în România au cam uitat de unde a început totul, e trist când vezi situația acolo
Your words is coming from heart i guess you are from iraq
@@mustafamohammad8621 why? Cant other people feel upset about needless destruction brought on by elites?
God bless you my friend
If I went travelling with blokes like you, I'd definitely feel much more at ease, you're used to travel, you expect the unexpected and keep your cool, I'd love to travel to places like this, but I know I couldn't do it alone.
YOU DONE IT ❤️ LOVE BRO 🙌🏼 🇮🇶
Iraq sounds like a beautiful place!
Glad you made it safe!
Interesting colours as well!
I'm from kurdistan, I've been to baghdad a few times and I loved it every time. Such a cool city, I made a lot of friends there.
Although my arabic isn't that great, I understand it and get by but I've gotten lucky and come across people that know kurdish and English so it made it easier.
I hate kurdistan.
@@eliasziad7864 good for you :)
I love kurdistan
Do Kurds not like Iraqis? Or well do they not like each other , can you explain why please
@@um4lik398 kurds love Iraq and iraqi people but there are Some iraqi citizens that are not a fan of kurdistan.
There's many many reasons, but one I can think of straight away is because we tried to get independence and be our own country and baghdad denied it.
Either the conversation goes like "you're iraqis, stop calling yourselves kurds so shut up" or it's "you're not iraqi, you tried to leave Iraq you traitors" at least from my experience those are the arguments I hear.
But either way I truly don't care, I'm not gonna let the hatred of a couple of people change my opinion on Iraq as a whole and baghdad, I love all of it equally.
Baghdad used to be the most amazing capital of Civiliazation in the world and it was an amazing city just 21 years ago before 2003
You to are awesome Guys. Love from Denmark❤️❤️
Drew: don’t go to Iraq at home
Me: confused because I didn’t know my house could do that
I think it means don't go to Iraq proper if you are an average traveller, but if you really want to go there or is an experienced traveler, then you can go there, but of course atau cautious.
@@jasonwilliamtjandra r/whoosh
.....it was a joke..
Peace
Man I can’t believe you’re in proper Iraq, then abandoned hahaha! Man I love your stuff, can’t wait for the rest of the Iraqi videos
Just ..WOW‼️ Thanks for sharing your travel experience to Iraqi❤ Beautiful place
Hey brother,
Iraq is a lovely country... And the people are so welcoming.
I am actually in the capital as well, traveling from Dubai to France with my Volkswagen car...
Hard to cross the border and to get all the papers, but it worth it. See you ✌️
Welcome to Baghdad, Amigo!
I'm glad that you enjoyed your first day in the old part of Baghdad. I know it looks random and reminds you of Kapol, but that part of Baghdad used to be very clean and well taken care of before the 2003 war (look for the old images of that place online). Still vibrant and full of life as you can see :)
Can't wait to see the other videos of your 11 days trip where you get to experience Baghdad's delicious restaurants in Masnour and Jadriaya, the vibrant souk of Karrada, the national park of Zawraa, the beautiful street of Abou Nawaas and the other attractions around the city.
cheers!
Amigo?
Well said habibi 👍💯