– Rajo camp is an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia
– Mohamed Noor was born and raised there and at 20 years old, decided to get married to another refugee, Huda Omar
– A photographer document their story, wedding and week long honeymoon celebration that took place at the camp
Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar at their makeshift home during their wedding ceremony in Mogadishu’s Rajo camp
Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar are a Somali couple. They met two years ago and have got married on September 13 at Rajo camp in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The Rajo camp is home to roughly 400 internally displaced people and is located in the capital of Mogadishu. Most of those who live there came during the early 1990s, as fleeing the famine.
Their wedding was documented by Faisal Omar who visited the colourful camp and stayed the days leading to the wedding up to the week long celebration that followed.
Mohamed and Huda walk through Rajo camp during their wedding ceremony
Mohamed, who is only 20 years, said: “We have loved each other for a very long time. I could not afford to build a house and marry her, so my mother helped with the little money she had.” Omar left her family home and will now live in a small shack, divided into a bedroom and eating area.” The couple’s room had been decorated with colourful balloons and flowers. Huda said: “Life is about who you marry, not the type of home you live in. I love him”. Mohamed said: “I hope we will have children and I will be able to educate them. If I get a good job, I will save my money and open a shop for my wife so she can become a trader”.
Mohamed and Huda feed each other during their wedding ceremony in Rajo camp
Mohamed, who was born in the camp, works as a mason with his father. His family were forced to move out of their hometown of Baidoa, after losing their livestock to the famine.
Some beg around the seaside city, which like the rest of Somalia has been gripped by violence since the toppling of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. “Life is tough here. Sometimes there are explosions nearby and the roads are blocked so I can’t get to work”.
The newly married couple Mohamed and Huda sit to eat during their week long honeymoon at Rajo camp
After the wedding, the couple celebrate a week-long honeymoon at their new home. On the 7th day of the honeymoon, other women join Huda and bring gifts, presents and utensil and cakes. Mohamed’s mother will place a coloruful scarf on her, in a symbolic gesture indicating she is married.
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Newly married Mohamed walks home from his job in Rajo camp
A woman dances on the last day of week-long honeymoon celebrations for newly married couple Mohamed and Huda at Rajo camp
Huda feeds her husband Mohamed at their home after the end of week-long wedding celebrations in Rajo camp
A wedding photograph of newly married couple Mohamed and Huda is seen on the dressing table in their bedroom in their new home at Rajo camp
– Mohamed Noor was born and raised there and at 20 years old, decided to get married to another refugee, Huda Omar
– A photographer document their story, wedding and week long honeymoon celebration that took place at the camp
Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar are a Somali couple. They met two years ago and have got married on September 13 at Rajo camp in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The Rajo camp is home to roughly 400 internally displaced people and is located in the capital of Mogadishu. Most of those who live there came during the early 1990s, as fleeing the famine.
Their wedding was documented by Faisal Omar who visited the colourful camp and stayed the days leading to the wedding up to the week long celebration that followed.
Mohamed, who is only 20 years, said: “We have loved each other for a very long time. I could not afford to build a house and marry her, so my mother helped with the little money she had.” Omar left her family home and will now live in a small shack, divided into a bedroom and eating area.” The couple’s room had been decorated with colourful balloons and flowers. Huda said: “Life is about who you marry, not the type of home you live in. I love him”. Mohamed said: “I hope we will have children and I will be able to educate them. If I get a good job, I will save my money and open a shop for my wife so she can become a trader”.
Mohamed, who was born in the camp, works as a mason with his father. His family were forced to move out of their hometown of Baidoa, after losing their livestock to the famine.
Some beg around the seaside city, which like the rest of Somalia has been gripped by violence since the toppling of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. “Life is tough here. Sometimes there are explosions nearby and the roads are blocked so I can’t get to work”.
After the wedding, the couple celebrate a week-long honeymoon at their new home. On the 7th day of the honeymoon, other women join Huda and bring gifts, presents and utensil and cakes. Mohamed’s mother will place a coloruful scarf on her, in a symbolic gesture indicating she is married.
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