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fuqaha

American  
[foo-kah-huh] / fuˈkɑ hə /

noun

  1. plural of faqih.


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In April, IS claimed it had attacked the town of Fuqaha in Libya, killing the head of the town council and setting fire to the municipal guard headquarters.

From Reuters

The command did announce right away two other strikes, on Nov. 17 and Nov. 19, both near Fuqaha.

From New York Times

Or on Jan. 23, when two vehicles were destroyed in strikes near Fuqaha in central Libya.

From New York Times

Hamas was shocked when Fuqaha was shot dead near his house in March, and imposed tight border restrictions on Palestinians trying to leave Gaza.

From BBC

One was accused of killing Mazen Fuqaha while the other two were accused of involvement.

From BBC