How a camera lens helped us rediscover our love
Mariam and Mohammed got married 鈥渦nder bullets鈥� right before escaping Yemen鈥檚 civil war. Then they experienced yet another tragic loss they could only face in front of a camera.
Mariam Al-Dhubhani and Mohammed Al-Jaberi's love story defied all odds. The young couple met by chance in Yemen鈥檚 capital, Sanaa, but almost immediately Mohammed moved abroad. They began a long-distance friendship which turned into love, even having an engagement party while they were in different continents. Before they could be reunited at their wedding, they were kept apart once more, this time by civil war, putting their lives and futures at risk. Mariam and Mohammed would eventually get married under the most perilous circumstances, and not long after, they would face heart-breaking loss that would test the strength of their relationship. Only by pressing the record button and opening up in front of a camera could Mariam and Mohammed truly unpack all that they had experienced and find their way back to each other.
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
Presenter: India Rakusen
Producer: Gaia Caramazza
(Photo: Mariam and Mohammed on their wedding day. Credit: Courtesy of Mariam Al-Dhubhani)
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