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Palestinian singles find love through matchmaking service

Although a marriage matchmaking service is a novel idea for the traditional Palestinian society, a new center in Ramallah that matches couples has no problem finding clients.
QALQILYA, -:  Palestinian bride Saja (L) and her groom Abdel Rahim Abu Aisha are photographed as they walk past the Israeli "security barrier" before taking their marriage vows in the West Bank town of Qalqilya 10 March 2004. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon paid a visit today to the controversial separation barrier being built by Israel around Jerusalem, his bureau said. Sharon was accompanied by regional military commander General Moshe Kaplinsky as well as his national security advisor Giora Eiland, the offic
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — At Al-Amal Marriage Center, which opened in December 2016 in Ramallah, Amal Kokash Abu Hijleh spends eight hours a day in her office taking requests from men and women searching for a spouse.‎

Al-Amal Center is a marriage matchmaking service. Abu Hijleh, 45, matches couples by relying on her extensive social contacts, as she is the former mayor of Deir Istiya in Salfit governorate and a social worker. She has been a wedding videographer for 20 years.‎

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