Nikah by Skype: Coronavirus no match for love, or Malaysian religious authorities
KUALA LUMPUR - Anuar Halim was determined not to spend another Hari Raya alone, five years after his divorce.
The Malaysian business development executive had been expecting to tie the knot the month before Ramadan, and then celebrate Eid al Fitr as a married couple. Then, on March 18, an order restricting Malaysians to their homes was carried out days before his wedding to fellow divorcée Marlyn Juliana.
With deposits paid and celebrant booked, the couple was forced to put their marriage solemnisation ceremony on hold, perhaps missing Hari Raya altogether.
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