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| 'Isis-themed wedding' sees couple hold first dance in a cage surrounded by men with knives | 'Isis-themed wedding' sees couple hold first dance in a cage surrounded by men with knives |
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| An Egyptian couple has provoked controversy over an apparently Isis-themed wedding that saw the pair dancing in a cage reminiscent of the one used to burn a Jordanian pilot alive. | An Egyptian couple has provoked controversy over an apparently Isis-themed wedding that saw the pair dancing in a cage reminiscent of the one used to burn a Jordanian pilot alive. |
| Footage published by photographer Ahmed Kassem on his Facebook page showed a man wearing a balaclava and brandishing a fake knife standing in front of a crowd of guests, many of who are also holding fake knives. | Footage published by photographer Ahmed Kassem on his Facebook page showed a man wearing a balaclava and brandishing a fake knife standing in front of a crowd of guests, many of who are also holding fake knives. |
| The video, which has been widely circulated on Twitter and Facebook, has not been independently verifed. | The video, which has been widely circulated on Twitter and Facebook, has not been independently verifed. |
| A hymn featured regularly in Isis propaganda videos plays as he then takes both of the newlyweds by the arm and leads them to a cage in the centre of the dance floor. The groom, Ahmed Shehata, is also given a balaclava, produces a gun and begins dancing with his bride when a more upbeat song starts. It is not known if the gun is real or fake. | |
| "The idea came to me two weeks before the wedding, because I wanted a wedding party different to those of other people, especially to all the traditional ideas," Mr Kasseem told Youm7, according to a translation obtained by The Independent. | "The idea came to me two weeks before the wedding, because I wanted a wedding party different to those of other people, especially to all the traditional ideas," Mr Kasseem told Youm7, according to a translation obtained by The Independent. |
| "The events inflicted by Daesh [an Arabic name for Isis] is what made me think about the wedding in a different way. It will not be forgotten by everyone." | |
| The bride and groom in the video Mr Shehata’s wife apparently had no idea of his plan, according a BuzzFeed translation. “I was so afraid of the loud music, it made me feel as if something was going to happen," she was quoted as saying. | The bride and groom in the video Mr Shehata’s wife apparently had no idea of his plan, according a BuzzFeed translation. “I was so afraid of the loud music, it made me feel as if something was going to happen," she was quoted as saying. |
| The presence of the cage is particularly controversial after First Lieutenant Muath al-Kasaesbeh was burned alive in a cage by Isis militants earlier this year. Al-Kasaesbeh had been captured by the extremist group during US-led coalition bombing strikes in Syria. | The presence of the cage is particularly controversial after First Lieutenant Muath al-Kasaesbeh was burned alive in a cage by Isis militants earlier this year. Al-Kasaesbeh had been captured by the extremist group during US-led coalition bombing strikes in Syria. |
| The Independent has contacted Mr Kassem for comment. | The Independent has contacted Mr Kassem for comment. |