We met at university in Gaza mega concentration camp. The Jews' latest genocidal rampage changed the plot of our love story.
By Aya Al-Hattab: My long pink dress swayed while I did my hair, wearing it down over my shoulders.
My twin sister Amal, who gifted me the dress, invited her professional makeup artist friend to get me ready for my big day.
It was 9 September 2025 – the date Mohammed, my fiancé, and I had planned to sign our marriage contract, known as katib kitab.
Mohammed’s sister and his father, alongside my father, mother,
sister, uncle and aunt, gathered for the ceremony in my family’s rented
apartment in Gaza City’s Tal al-Hawa neighborhood.
When the sheikh came to legalize the marriage, Mohammed joined us – but by video call.