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Moving away from coverage of the Palm Sunday\u2019s attacks, BBC\u2019s Nicola Kelly<\/strong><\/a> attended a Nubian Muslim-Christian wedding in Aswan<\/strong>. \u201cWe're the first people to marry outside of our religion here. That's very difficult, especially for my parents \u2026 We agreed to get married at night, so as not to bring shame on either of the families \u2026 For me, inter-marrying is not a big deal. I want people to accept each other. Muslims and Christians, we can live in peace\u201d the groom tells Kelly. The bride said she does not care about the wedding vows: \u201cThat's all for other people, not for us, the couple. It's not my priority \u2026 have always loved him, but I didn't think we would be allowed to marry. My father said no for a long time, but now the imam and the pastor have agreed\u2026 I hope now everyone will accept our marriage and it will become easier for us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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