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Displaced couple found love's beauty in a hopeless place

A young refugee couple roused emotions in Iraq with their beautiful wedding earlier today, February 16, 2017.

The couple had earlier had to flee the ceaseless fighting in Mosul, Iraq, just a month before their eventual wedding date, February 16, 2017.

To prepare them for the ceremony – a really rare occasion in the camp – the couple were helped out of the refugee camp where the bride was prepared at a beauty salon and dressed in bridal Kurdish clothes.

Danoon the groom also got fixed up and dressed for his big day.

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According to AP, “the two are Arabs, but the camp management said the clothing symbolized coexistence [and unity of hearts].”

Abed, 16, is eligible under Iraqi law for marriage because though the legal age is 18, a 15 year old could marry with parental permission.

Danoon and Abed’s wedding is only the second in Khazer camp where thousands of people live in rows of tents.

In a lofty mansion or in a ghetto in the valley, love’s brightness forever shines unhindered…

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