This is undoubtedly a wedding like no other. And a political act. In Lebanon, where civil marriage still does not exist, a couple decided to marry online under the civil laws of the US state of Utah in hopes of setting a precedent and forcing authorities to reform marriage law, says the Lebanese daily The Orient-The Day.
Both spouses, one Druze [communauté ésotérique issue de l’islam] and the other Shia, were physically in Lebanon, but “their union took place online and was formalized […] from the US state of Utah […]which, since 2020 […]recognizes marriages celebrated on the Internet, even when the couples are in another country”, indicates the French-language daily.
Lebanon prohibits civil marriage, except if it is contracted abroad, the personal status being