Killing is the talk of US Iraqis'
This day's English lessons for Iraqi immigrants at Cuyamaca College involved learning how to talk about bad news. From their text, "Day by Day: English for Employment Communication," the 25 students repeated dialogue wrapped around common occurrences: "I lost my wallet" and "My husband got fired from his job." But the stud…
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Iraqi-American woman slain buried
An Iraqi-American woman found bludgeoned to death in her California home last week with a threatening note left beside her body has been buried in her native Iraq. Family members wept uncontrollably by her graveside and her father asked God to exact revenge on those responsible for her death. A relative called on Iraq's government to take quick action …
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Shaima Alawadi mourned
The husband of an Iraqi immigrant who was savagely beaten in the couple's El Cajon home issued an emotional plea Tuesday for help in finding the killer "of this innocent woman." Kassim Al-Himidi told reporters after an Islamic memorial service for his wife, Shaima Alawadi, that he wants to confront the person who bludgeoned her to death and l…
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