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6-10-2008  Photo Collection  
Occupied Golan: a happy event in a sad setting
A wedding day is supposed to be a day of great happiness for the bride. But for Nihal Arin, it was bittersweet.

© ICRC / U. Meissner/ il-e-01502

Now man and wife, the couple prepare to leave for Damascus, Syria, after a brief ceremony in the demilitarized zone, where the ICRC has a small office.

The ICRC used to oversee at least 10 weddings a year in the Druze community, but the number dwindled to two per year in 2007 and 2008.




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