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Iraqi wedding in Damascus

18 August, 2008 By

Hind_Sami_wedding.JPGThe reason I went to Syria in July was to write an article about Iraqis crossing the border to have weddings in Syria, due to the unstable situation at home.

I was invited to the wedding of Sami and Hind (pictured) through a personal connection and I ended up staying with Hind’s family in an apartment in an Iraqi part of Damascus. It was quite an intense cultural experience!

They were happy for me to tell their story and the article was published in the Guardian last week, with a three-page spread in G2 (the features lift-out).

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  1. Amy says:
    17 March, 2010 at 4.23am

    Thanks so much for your post, it’s always geat to see different cultural perspectives on marriage and weddings. The bride looks absolutely beautiful in this picture!
    .-= Amy´s last blog ..The A to Z’s of the Wedding Cake Topper World =-.

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