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[[File:Rehana Kausar and Sobia Kamar.jpg|thumb|Rehana Kausar and Sobia Kamar]]'''Rehana Kausar and Sobia Kamar''' are the first Muslim women to marry in the UK. | [[File:Rehana Kausar and Sobia Kamar.jpg|thumb|Rehana Kausar and Sobia Kamar]]'''Rehana Kausar and Sobia Kamar''' are the first Muslim women to marry in the UK. | ||
| − | + | They were listed number 17 in the [[Pink List 2013]]. The citation said: | |
| − | The Pakistani couple were the first Muslim women to marry in the UK, when they took part in a civil ceremony in a Leeds registry office earlier this year. It’s believed they received death threats both here and from Pakistan, where homosexual relations are illegal. They have both since applied for asylum."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-independent-on-sundays-pink-list-2013-8876183.html</ref> | + | :"The Pakistani couple were the first Muslim women to marry in the UK, when they took part in a civil ceremony in a Leeds registry office earlier this year. It’s believed they received death threats both here and from Pakistan, where homosexual relations are illegal. They have both since applied for asylum."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-independent-on-sundays-pink-list-2013-8876183.html</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 09:42, 2 March 2014
Rehana Kausar and Sobia Kamar are the first Muslim women to marry in the UK.
They were listed number 17 in the Pink List 2013. The citation said:
- "The Pakistani couple were the first Muslim women to marry in the UK, when they took part in a civil ceremony in a Leeds registry office earlier this year. It’s believed they received death threats both here and from Pakistan, where homosexual relations are illegal. They have both since applied for asylum."[1]
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