Hawza

In the Shiite ghetto of Saddam City hastily renamed Sadr City to honor the slain brothers and in Shiite towns and villages south of Baghdad a powerful, quasi-political alliance of senior Shiite Muslim clerics called the Hawza, following the example of Hamas in Gaza and understanding that at a time of crisis, food is synonymous with control, had taken over the provision of flour, rice, and cooking oil.

Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010

In the Shiite ghetto of Saddam City hastily renamed Sadr City to honor the slain brothers and in Shiite towns and villages south of Baghdad a powerful, quasi-political alliance of senior Shiite Muslim clerics called the Hawza, following the example of Hamas in Gaza and understanding that at a time of crisis, food is synonymous with control, had taken over the provision of flour, rice, and cooking oil.

Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010

But correspondents say that a power struggle has been going on within what is known as the Hawza - the Shia religious establishment based in Najaf.

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An al Qaeda operative from Egypt known as Hawza al Jawfi, two Punjabi fighters, and five local Taliban fighters are said to have been killed in the strike, The New York Times reported.

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On June 29, an al Qaeda operative from Egypt known as Hawza al Jawfi, two Punjabi fighters, and five local

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“The most important thing for us is to be protected; the Hawza gives us that,” explained Sahat, a tall teenager in an oversize brown dress.

Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010

“The most important thing for us is to be protected; the Hawza gives us that,” explained Sahat, a tall teenager in an oversize brown dress.

Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010

Hawza was also distributing propane, handing out cash to the neediest, and organizing neighborhood militias to patrol the streets.

Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010

We were visiting a formerly government-run orphanage, home to twenty-six boys and twenty-six girls, which was now operated by the Hawza.

Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010

Hawza was also distributing propane, handing out cash to the neediest, and organizing neighborhood militias to patrol the streets.

Peace Meals Anna Badkhen 2010