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Muslim bride's bouquet at scene of Sydney Siege wins the hearts of AustraliansDec 22, 2014 12:36pm









Manal Kassem was adorned in a white dress, hijab and veil when she laid her wedding bouquet on the river of floral tributes to the fatal Lindt cafe siege victims. Photo: Twitter/Mariam Veiszadeh
Hundreds of people cheered a Muslim bride over the weekend when she appeared in her wedding dress and hijab to lay a wreath of flowers at the massive floral memorial which has spontaneously grown outside the Lindt Cafe in Martin Place, where the siege took place.
News.com.au reported Manal Kassem, 23, had long planned to have her wedding photos taken in the city’s CBD, but had second thoughts as she, like the gunman, was a Muslim.
But she went ahead with her husband, Mahmod Homaisi, and was cheered by the crowd.
 

The photo that brought Sydney to a standstill | http://t.co/DuO9nfKU3B photo via @MariamVeiszadeh pic.twitter.com/vriCTpOOk3
— news.com.au (@newscomauHQ) December 21, 2014

 
 

A Muslim bride lying her bouquet at Martin place. @sunriseon7 pic.twitter.com/8fG0hgYd2D
— PurpleDuck (@allypetrou) December 21, 2014

 
Wedding planner Dina Kheir told AAP, the Australian national news wire: ​“She was going to cancel [the photoshoot] because she didn’t want to be judged ... celebrating her wedding in a scarf while people were terrorised,”
“But she made it her priority to visit the memorial site as the first pit stop." 
“She did it out of respect for her country, that will one day be the country of her children and grandchildren.”
 

This is THE ORIGINAL post - about a lovely bride who left her bouquet at the #MartinPlace memorial - she's muslim https://t.co/l56SKlSXbg
— Lauren Dubois (@Lauren_Dubois) December 21, 2014

 
The square at Martin's Place has become the focal point of the outpouring of grief. 
One tweet noted the incongruent mood. 
 
 

Feels weird planning celebrations #MartinPlace pic.twitter.com/AwBPUAuVTP
— Michael Moore (@michaelmooresyd) December 22, 2014

 
Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was also at the scene. 
 

Deeply moving to pay tribute to Katrina and Tori in Martin Place in Sydney today. JG pic.twitter.com/HbtTFqoxYA
— Julia Gillard (@JuliaGillard) December 20, 2014

 
 
Source: Twitter, Xinhua, AAP
 
 
Tags: Sydney siege, bride, bouquet, martin's place, hostages and killed













 

 





 




 









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