What a sad situation for these young women. Couldn't the men have stayed in Syria instead of running off?
In Syria’s Broken Society, Brides Are Celebrating Without the Groom
Many men have fled the war-scarred country, leaving their mates to wed alone in hopes of reuniting later
Kurdish brides Halbast Khalili, 21, and Mezgin Murat, 21, posed in November during a wedding reception without their grooms, who are brothers. They married their husbands in absentia two months after the men successfully emigrated to Germany.PHOTO: JOHN MOORE/GETTY IMAGES
By
RAJA ABDULRAHIM
July 6, 2016 12:06 p.m. ET
86 COMMENTS
QAMISHLI, Syria—The bride walked into the wedding hall as her family and friends clapped and danced to the blaring Middle Eastern music. Giant sparklers erupted on either side of the red carpet.
Amid all the celebrations, the woman’s bright red lips were pursed in a strained half-smile.
There would be no wedding kiss, no wedding night. And no groom. Her betrothed was 2,500 miles away in the Netherlands, trying to get through on a bad cellphone connection.
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In Syria’s Broken Society, Brides Are Celebrating Without the Groom
In Syria’s Broken Society, Brides Are Celebrating Without the Groom
Many men have fled the war-scarred country, leaving their mates to wed alone in hopes of reuniting later
Kurdish brides Halbast Khalili, 21, and Mezgin Murat, 21, posed in November during a wedding reception without their grooms, who are brothers. They married their husbands in absentia two months after the men successfully emigrated to Germany.PHOTO: JOHN MOORE/GETTY IMAGES
By
RAJA ABDULRAHIM
July 6, 2016 12:06 p.m. ET
86 COMMENTS
QAMISHLI, Syria—The bride walked into the wedding hall as her family and friends clapped and danced to the blaring Middle Eastern music. Giant sparklers erupted on either side of the red carpet.
Amid all the celebrations, the woman’s bright red lips were pursed in a strained half-smile.
There would be no wedding kiss, no wedding night. And no groom. Her betrothed was 2,500 miles away in the Netherlands, trying to get through on a bad cellphone connection.
Continue reading at:
In Syria’s Broken Society, Brides Are Celebrating Without the Groom
