Religious school in Iraqi holy city reopens for first time since pandemic - in pictures

In-person classes have resumed at the Al-Hawza Al-Ilmiyyah school in Najaf, Iraq

Shiite clerics study inside the shrine of Imam Ali, on the first time of religious school called (al-Hawza al-Ilmiyyah) reopening since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq. ReutersShow less

Pakistani Muhammad Azzam Saqi, right, in the shrine of Imam Ali – the first time the religious school Al-Hawza Al-Ilmiyyah has been open since the Covid-19 outbreak, in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq.

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Shiite clerics look at book summaries on library stationery at the reopening of Al-Hawza Al-Ilmiyyah in Najaf, Iraq.

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Shiite clerics at study in the shrine of Imam Ali at Al-Hawza Al-Ilmiyyah in Najaf.

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A view of the shrine of Imam Aliat Al-Hawza Al-Ilmiyyah in Najaf, Iraq.

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A class at the religious school Al-Hawza Al-Ilmiyyah, in Najaf, which has opened again after the pandemic.

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Shiite clerics in the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq.

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A Shiite cleric browses literature at the religious school.

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Shiite clerics in the shrine of Imam Ali.

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