Profile: Palestinian Wedding In East Jerusalem!

An interesting listen!

All Things Considered: July 16, 2003

Against the backdrop of tension and violence that is life in the Middle East these days, ordinary events can take on extraordinary significance. NPR’s Julie McCarthy recently attended a Palestinian wedding in predominantly Arab East Jerusalem, and found that even such a joyful event can get complicated.

The wedding party officially gets under way at her home in East Jerusalem when the groom arrives with the women of his family who inaugurate the proceedings with a ritual that makes clear even the most up-to-date couples make way for well-rooted customs.

^Yeah we do that, it's a thing that Arabs do with their tongues mostly at weddings. It sounds soooooooooo cool.

And Arabs have a special wedding march when the bride and groom walks in. Its sweet

You like that voice? I can't stand it. Its so annoying and un-lady like. But thats just my opinion.

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You like that voice? I can't stand it. Its so annoying and un-lady like. But thats just my opinion.
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What voice? Do you mean the Arab tongue thing? You should hear it, its really nice

here listen to this, its in the background

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