In Mideast, marriage too can be a battlefield

Source: The Boston Globe

Nicosia : Cyprus | about 1 month ago

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Middle East countries don't recognize civil marriages, and no religious authority will perform an interfaith wedding. Lebanon and Israel are different in that they recognize civil marriages as long as they're performed abroad, and the closest venue abroad is Cyprus. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)...

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In Mideast, interfaith couples travel to Cyprus to wed

News Source: USA Today | about 1 month ago

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In Mideast, marriage too can be a battlefield

News Source: The Boston Globe | about 1 month ago

Middle East countries don't recognize civil marriages, and no religious authority will perform an interfaith wedding. Lebanon and Israel are different in that they recognize civil marriages as long as they're performed abroad, and the closest venue...