Memories from 1998

@JudyEv (381750)
Rockingham, Australia
May 11, 2023 9:57pm CST
In 1998, Vince and I went to Luxor, Egypt, to attend the wedding of our niece to a Muslim man. At the time, this created a huge upheaval in the strongly-Catholic family. This all happened just after a busload of tourists were attacked by terrorists. To cut a long story short, the couple have been, and still are, very happy. The four children have all been born in Australia and have done very well at school and university. While going through some photos, I came across these that I thought might interest you. Before the wedding, a street party was held and the guy on the left was one of the musicians. The man with the turkey was on the street one day and happily posed for a photo.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
12 May 23
I’m glad to hear that they’ve been happy.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May 23
You can probably imagine how worried the parents were.
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
12 May 23
@JudyEv When my husband and I married some were fearful for us being an interracial couple.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May 23
@Tampa_girl7 I'm sure back then many people were concerned about such unions. My friend was spat on in the streets of Los Angeles because she was walking with a black man. That was probably in the late 1960s.
Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
12 May 23
So she converted? The photos look very happy indeed.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
12 May 23
@JudyEv That’s definitely love. I’m glad they’re still happy, and together.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May 23
Yes, she converted and has enjoyed her life there.
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Trebor Ika
@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
12 May 23
Me too here
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Always smiling
@allknowing (153544)
• India
12 May 23
Nice to know their marriage turned out to be a success
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May 23
After all the worry and fuss, they are still very happy.
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Trebor Ika
@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
12 May 23
Glad the marriage is living testimony
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148701)
• Roseburg, Oregon
12 May 23
That is great that they are still happily married.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148701)
• Roseburg, Oregon
12 May 23
@JudyEv Love made it work.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May 23
There was great concern at the time but it has all turned out well.
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Trebor Ika
@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
12 May 23
So great my friend
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
12 May 23
We also visited Egypt and Morocco when we had a cruise in the Mediterranean. Those are beautiful interesting countries. I loved the city of Marrakesh.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
12 May 23
@JudyEv Those countries are so different, this makes them even more interesting to us.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May 23
We only stayed in Luxor but we did see a lot of the sights there.
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Trebor Ika
@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
12 May 23
@LadyDuck surely my friend
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
12 May 23
I'm glad things have turned out well for them and they're happy.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
12 May 23
@JudyEv That's great! I wish them all well!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May 23
The kids are all a delight. The eldest has graduated as an engineer now.
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Trebor Ika
@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
12 May 23
@JudyEv That's very good.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
12 May 23
Yes, in our country, previously the war between Christians (Catholics, Protestants) and Muslims escalated to guerrilla warfare, and it has created a division between the two on the third island of our country. Things got better now, but there are still a few occurrences that happen because of these religious beliefs. They could prove that the union of both religions could also succeed, and for that, I salute them.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
12 May 23
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May 23
Yes, somehow they have worked things out between them. Our niece converted to Islam but she is treated well and is happy there.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
12 May 23
Nice photos Judy. Glad you had a good time there.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 May 23
It was certainly totally different to whatever we'd experienced before.
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Trebor Ika
@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
12 May 23
I think so
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 May 23
It sounds like a wonderful trip to Egypt. I love the pictures. I'm glad your niece and her husband are happy.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 May 23
@JudyEv I'm glad you had a wonderful time.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May 23
We did have a wonderful time in Egypt. It was so very different to what we were used to. We'd never been overseas before - not that I remember anyway.
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Shiva
@Shiva49 (28366)
• Singapore
12 May 23
Good that love and humanity prevailed. All is not lost still. Lovely photos.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 May 23
It is a totally different world over there. I'm glad you like the photos.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21504)
• London, England
12 May 23
I didn't know they farmed turkeys in Egypt. Guessing the birds were imported
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 May 23
This is the only turkey we saw but we were in Luxor, not Cairo. I wouldn't be that surprised if they farmed turkeys. They do just about everything else.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
12 May 23
Very interesting photos. There was a time that it was very dangerous to travel to Egypt. I'm glad your niece and her husband are happy.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May 23
There had been big trouble just before we arrived. There were armed soldiers all over the place. It was quite scary in a way.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
13 May 23
@JudyEv Yikes! I'm glad you returned safe and sound.
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M Cheung
@Beestring (15373)
• Hong Kong
12 May 23
I'm glad that they are still happily married. The musical instrument held by the musician looks interesting.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 May 23
Every country seems to have its own special instruments.
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Trebor Ika
@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
12 May 23
@JudyEv Yes my dear
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Trebor Ika
@Treborika (18194)
• Mombasa, Kenya
13 May 23
I think you had a very great time on your visit to the country for the wedding and I am glad that it was a successfully wedding too.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 May 23
Thanks. It was a good time back then.
Nawsheen
@Nawsheen (28761)
• Mauritius
12 May 23
Glad to hear that their bond is as strong as it used to be and eyet are happy together.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 May 23
It has been a successful marriage despite the parents being so worried at the beginning.
RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 May 23
I am glad their marriage worked out and that they are happy. I sure hope that man was not going to kill that poor turkey,
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381750)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 May 23
Hopefully it was for breeding.
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