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Somali couple Mohamed Noor (L) and Huda Omar pose for a photograph at their makeshift home during their wedding ceremony in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 17, 2016. Having met two years ago, the pair have just married at Rajo camp, where some 400 families live. Most, like Noor's parents, came here in the early 1990s to flee famine. They stayed on as years of conflict ravaged the Horn of Africa nation. As at any wedding, there is plenty of dancing and sweet treats for the young couple as they start married life in Noor's simple home, made of iron and plastic sheets. Noor works as a mason with his father. Others here are builders or sell sweets, nuts and stick toothbrushes to make money. 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. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Somali couple Mohamed Noor (L) and Huda Omar pose for a photograph at their makeshift home during their wedding ceremony in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 17, 2016. Having met two years ago, the pair have just married at Rajo camp, where some 400 families live. Most, like Noor's parents, came here in the early 1990s to flee famine. They stayed on as years of conflict ravaged the Horn of Africa nation. As at any wedding, there is plenty of dancing and sweet treats for the young couple as they start married life in Noor's simple home, made of iron and plastic sheets. Noor works as a mason with his father. Others here are builders or sell sweets, nuts and stick toothbrushes to make money. 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”, he said. Omar left her family hut in a farming area in Afgoye, some 30 km (20 miles) away, for Rajo. She will now live in a small shack, divided into a bedroom and eating area, part of her husband's family's larger makeshift house. For the wedding, the couple's bedroom has been decorated with colourful balloons and flowers. The couple celebrate a week-long honeymoon at home. After seven days, Omar is joined by other women for more festivities, during which guests bring presents, utensils and cakes. The bride's mother and mother-in-law place a colourful scarf on her, in a symbolic gesture indicating she is married. The day after, life goes back to normal – Omar undertakes home chores while Noor goes back to work. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



Young boys dance during the wedding ceremony of Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia, August 17, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Young boys dance during the wedding ceremony of Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia, August 17, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



Somali couple Mohamed Noor (centre L) and Huda Omar walk through Rajo camp during their wedding ceremony in Mogadishu, Somalia August 17, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Somali couple Mohamed Noor (centre L) and Huda Omar walk through Rajo camp during their wedding ceremony in Mogadishu, Somalia August 17, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



Sweets are seen on a table at the wedding ceremony of Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia, August 17, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Sweets are seen on a table at the wedding ceremony of Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia, August 17, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



Somali couple Mohamed Noor (R) and Huda Omar feed each other during their wedding ceremony in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 17, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Somali couple Mohamed Noor (R) and Huda Omar feed each other during their wedding ceremony in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 17, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



The newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Hoda Omar are seen inside their home in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 18, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

The newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Hoda Omar are seen inside their home in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 18, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



The families of newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar gather to give them gifts for their new home in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 24, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

The families of newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar gather to give them gifts for their new home in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 24, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



The bride Huda Omar walks to a ceremony where women put a scarf on her to mark the end of week-long wedding celebrations in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia, August 24, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

The bride Huda Omar walks to a ceremony where women put a scarf on her to mark the end of week-long wedding celebrations in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia, August 24, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



A woman paints henna on bride Hudo Omar's feet in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 23, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

A woman paints henna on bride Hudo Omar's feet in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 23, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



A wedding photograph of newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar is seen on the dressing table in their bedroom in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somali August 26, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

A wedding photograph of newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar is seen on the dressing table in their bedroom in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somali August 26, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



Women dance on the last day of week-long wedding celebrations for newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 24, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Women dance on the last day of week-long wedding celebrations for newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 24, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



Food for the newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar is seen on a table at their home in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 26, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Food for the newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar is seen on a table at their home in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 26, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



The bedroom of newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar is seen in Mogadishu's  Rajo camp, Somalia August 26, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

The bedroom of newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar is seen in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 26, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



A woman dances on the last day of week-long wedding celebrations for newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 24, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

A woman dances on the last day of week-long wedding celebrations for newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 24, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



The family home of newly married Mohamed Noor is seen in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 30, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

The family home of newly married Mohamed Noor is seen in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 30, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



A woman dances on the last day of week-long wedding celebrations for newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 24, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

A woman dances on the last day of week-long wedding celebrations for newly married Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 24, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



Newly married Huda Omar (R) and her sister-in-law Rahma Noor look at tomatoes at Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 30, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Newly married Huda Omar (R) and her sister-in-law Rahma Noor look at tomatoes at Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 30, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



Newly married Huda Omar hands a cup of water to her grandmother in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 30, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Newly married Huda Omar hands a cup of water to her grandmother in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 30, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



Newly married Mohamed Noor walks home from his job in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 30, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Newly married Mohamed Noor walks home from his job in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 30, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



Newly married Mohamed Noor prepares to take a shower after returning from work, in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 30, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Newly married Mohamed Noor prepares to take a shower after returning from work, in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 30, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



Huda Omar feeds her husband Mohamed Noor at their home after the end of week-long celebrations for their wedding in Mogadishu's  Rajo camp, Somalia August 26, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Huda Omar feeds her husband Mohamed Noor at their home after the end of week-long celebrations for their wedding in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 26, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar go for a walk in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 26, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar go for a walk in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 26, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



Newly married Huda Omar (R) rests with her sister-in-law at their family home in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somali August 30, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Newly married Huda Omar (R) rests with her sister-in-law at their family home in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somali August 30, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar sit with their family in front of their home in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 30, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Somali couple Mohamed Noor and Huda Omar sit with their family in front of their home in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 30, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)



Newly married Huda Omar cleans outside her house in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 25, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Newly married Huda Omar cleans outside her house in Mogadishu's Rajo camp, Somalia August 25, 2016. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)
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