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Traditional Wedding in Gaza (10 images)

Take a look into the daily lives of those living in Gaza, holding a traditional wedding in spite of the region's persistent instability.



Palestinian groom Zuhair Bahrawy, 25, and his bride Mannar Ashour, 20, attend their wedding party in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on July 24, 2011. During the traditional celebration, Bahrawy was first taken by family and friends through Rafah's streets to the house of his bride's family and then his bride was brought to his home. Although the situation in the region remains unstable, Palestinian people keep celebrating family events as usual. UPI/Ismael Mohamad.
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Palestinian bride Mannar Ashour 19, attend her wedding party in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on July 24, 2011. During the traditional celebration, Bahrawy groom was first taken by family and friends through Rafah's streets to the house of his bride's family and then his bride was brought to his home. Although the situation in the region remains unstable, Palestinian people keep celebrating family events as usual. UPI/Ismael Mohamad.
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Grandma bride(C) and relatives of Manar Ashour 19, celebrated the bride Ashour (not see) in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on her wedding day on July 24, 2011. During the traditional celebration, Bahrawy groom was first taken by family and friends through Rafah's streets to the house of his bride's family and then his bride was brought to his home. Although the situation in the region remains unstable, Palestinian people keep celebrating family events as usual. UPI/Ismael Mohamad.
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Palestinian friends and relatives celebrated with groom Zuhair Bahrawy (C) 25, in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on the eve of his wedding on July 24, 2011. During the traditional celebration, Bahrawy was first taken by family and friends through Rafah's streets to the house of his bride's family and then his bride was brought to his home. Although the situation in the region remains unstable, Palestinian people keep celebrating family events as usual. UPI/Ismael Mohamad
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