The Skype ceremony – the young Tajiks getting married online
by Farangis Najibullah and Ganjinai Ganj for RFE/RL, from Technology | The Guardian on (#FRMS)
With more than a quarter of Tajikistan's citizens working abroad, some couples are relying on video chats to make their vows. RFE/RL report
In Shahnoza Idrisova's wedding photo, the 27-year-old economist is dressed in white and accepting a water-filled bowl from her new mother-in-law, a ritual normally performed by both bride and groom just after marriage.
Her groom, however, is a continent away from the ceremony working as a translator in Tunisia. Just moments before the photo was taken, the couple had exchanged their vows via an online video chat service.
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