Deaths in Deir Dibwan

Since I've been here there have been several deaths. Most of them are people I don't know but some I knew like Magida. There was also the son of Nimmer. I didn't know him but I knew his father.

Yesterday was the death of someone from Iq'ra family. A few days before was a woman from another family.

What happens is that there is a mosque announcement not at the time of prayer which everyone knows to mean that someone died

Then in the mosque the deceased is in a casket covered by a blanket at the far end with a row of chairs with relatives who stand -- you shake hands with them.

Then the men read the Fatiha on the side. I've stood by as dad did this.

I then walk dad to his chair and leave --

There have been several deaths recently including a lady from South America where Najat's husband's relative died of cancer.