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American women marries Pakistani Polo player after accepting Islam

News Desk

May 03

An American woman converted to Islam and married a young polo player from Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province of Pakistan.

Polo player Anwar Wali and American woman Claire Stephen got married on Thursday in Islamabad. The family of the boy also participated in the ceremony.

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During an interview on a YouTube channel, Anwar Wali said that Claire had come to Chitral a year ago and had stayed in his hotel. “She liked the environment and people of Chitral so much that she extended her stay here for 6 months.”

Claire mingled with people here and tried her best to understand the Chitrali culture.

She said that she had traveled all over the world but found the culture of Chitral inspirational.

She said that she is associated with a local sports magazine in America, and had reached Chitral to watch a polo match. “Anwar Wali is the best polo player,” she remarked.

Claire will stay in Chitral for some time after which she will leave for America.

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