Faeza Jaber's Amazing Journey

Faeza Jaber and her son Khatab pause outside a mall in Phoenix, Arizona, where they relocated after the killing of her husband Omar, who was shot by an unknown assailant in March 2004.

A Widow's Tale
Faeza Jaber and her son Khatab pause outside a mall in Phoenix, Arizona, where they relocated after the killing of her husband Omar, who was shot by an unknown assailant in Baghdad in March 2004.

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