In December 2021, two months after becoming a couple, Mr. Rauf, an Afghan American humanitarian who goes by Safi, was taken hostage by the Taliban. Ms. Cannold wasn't sure she would ever see him again.
Even better than sitting on a porch, on July 20, Mr. Rauf recited that sentence as they were married in front of 300 guests. His father, an imam, had led them through the nikah, the Muslim marriage ceremony.
Truthfully, the two, both 30, feared they would not be able to end up together. We had both been taught in life, not by anyone in particular, but by society, that the two of us aren't really supposed to be together, said Ms. Cannold.
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