Al-Rawda, North Sinai
Al-Rawda is a village in the markaz of Bir al-Abed, in the North Sinai Governorate of Egypt. It is a center of the Jaririya Sufi order, with the majority of the population following it (though that might have changed with recent migration),[1][2][3] and of the Sawarka tribe. The villages has been heavily affected affected by the Sinai insurgency, first taking in displaced persons fleeing Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah, and then losing 22% of its male population in the 2017 Sinai mosque attack. The major local industries are salt production and agriculture.[4]
References
- ^ Tantawi, Ghada (2017-11-28). "Who are Egypt's Sufi Muslims?". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ "'I was in Rawda'". مدى مصر. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ "Sufis well-rooted in al-Rawda, but is there an all-out war on them?". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ "Sinai's Al-Rawdah loses 22% of its male residents in Friday attack - Egypt Today". www.egypttoday.com. Retrieved 2017-12-02.