RAMALLAH (Ma’an) – A Palestinian prisoner who has been serving a 24-year sentence in Israel since 2003 on Saturday signed an official marriage contract at a religious court in Nablus upon which he became officially and religiously married to his 35-year-old cousin.
The Ahrar Center for Prisoners Studies and Human Rights said in a statement that 40-year-old Riyad al-Zamil and his 35-year-old cousin Khuloud Faysal Hannun signed a marriage contract and became officially husband and wife.
The bride signed the contract herself at the religious court in Nablus, while the groom’s brother Tariq signed the contract on behalf of him by virtue of a Power of Attorney.
The groom has been detained since 2003 and is supposed to spend 14 more years in Israeli custody. Three years before he was detained, he and his cousin planned to get married but never followed through.
Several family members attended the ceremony which brought an atmosphere of joy to the family despite that the rituals were different from traditional rites.
“Getting married gives long-term prisoners a new spirit and more hope, resilience and challenge,” says the director of the Ahrar center Fuad al-Khuffash
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