Tying the knot in a Somali refugee camp
By Globaltimes.cn-CFP, Published: 2016-09-21 10:04:07
Groom Mohamed Noor and bride Huda Omar walk through Rajo camp during their wedding ceremony in Mogadishu, Somalia, on August 17, 2016.
Editor's Note:
Refugee camps are normally seen as places of misery and despair, yet they can also be home to the joy and hope of a wedding ceremony. Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar met each other two years ago in Rajo camp, home to 400 refugees fleeing regional conflicts and famine in Mogadishu, Somalia. There they built a new home complete with a bedroom and dining room, as friends and family helped decorate with colorful balloons and flowers. The newlyweds are making the most of their lives in the camp, as Mohamed vows to work hard for their new family. Photos: CFP

The couple feed each other during their wedding ceremony in Mogadishu’s Rajo camp, Somalia, on August 17, 2016.
Different kinds of sweets are laid out on a table at the couple’s wedding ceremony on August 17.
Wedding photos of the newlyweds hang from the dressing table in their new bedroom in Rajo camp on August 26.
Young men dance at the wedding ceremony at Rajo camp on August 17.
A woman paints Hudo Omar’s foot with henna on August 23. The bride requested the special decoration in celebration of their wedding.
Family members gather to give gifts to the couple in their new home at Rajo camp on August 24.
A woman dances on the last day of week-long celebrations for the newly married couple on August 24.
Huda Omar walks to the ceremony where she will be dressed in a scarf to mark the end of week-long wedding celebrations on August 24, 2016.
Huda Omar feeds her husband in their new home on August 26. Their lives quickly returned to normal after the excitement of their wedding celebrations.