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Marwa

American  
[mahr-wuh] / ˈmɑr wə /

noun

Islam.
  1. Safa and Marwa.


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Marwa Bakr, the owner of a small, private pharmacy on Milwaukee’s southwest side, said she put in a preorder for Pfizer and Moderna’s new vaccines a month ago.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

Marching with dozens of mourners, Marwa al-Tamimi held her toddler for the last time, his face fitting in her palms as she leaned in to kiss his forehead.

From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2023

Marwa said she woke up every morning thanking God she hadn't been deported.

From BBC • May 19, 2023

“It’s opening the door for South Asians to go into politics,” Marwa said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2022

Then we ran between the two hills, Safa and Marwa, where Hajar wandered over the same earth searching for water for her child Ishmael.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey