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Emilia Pechinkova, a 24-years-old Bulgarian Pomak (Bulgarian speaking Muslims) bride poses for a photograph following the ‘gelina’ or face painting ceremony carried out by female guests and relatives in preparation for her three- day wedding ceremony in the village of Draginovo, 100 kms southeast of Sofia on April 22, 2016. Bulgaria’s Muslim population isone of the highest in the European Union. During the Communist regime religious rituals were not tol- erated, and Muslims were forced to abandon wearing their traditional wedding outfits. Recently, more young Pomak women want to ncludei traditional wedding customs that were forbidden during the regime, regardless of their secular lifestyles and the high cost of such a wedding. — AFP

In this undated photo made available by the IMG Worlds of Adventure during their today press conference, the complex The final steps of construction work are seen at the IMG Worlds of Adventure complex in . is seen with city background in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. — AP photos Dubai to open Marvel, -branded theme park

ubai will soon have a one-stop destination for fami- The $1 billion IMG Worlds of Adventure park includes one a tourist haven. Another company is building a massive lies whose tastes run from Spider-Man to velocirap- section centered on Marvel Comics and another branded by complex elsewhere in the 2020 World Expo host city that will Dtors to the Powerpuff Girls. Local developer Ilyas and Cartoon Network. Another zone is dedicated to dinosaurs include Legoland and Six Flags parks. — AP Mustafa Galadari Group said yesterday its new 1.5 million and features a roller coaster to whisk thrill-seekers outside Lennard Otto, Chief Executive Officer of IMG Worlds of square-foot (139,355 square meter) indoor amusement park and back into the air-conditioned complex. Dubai is increas- Adventure at the IMG Worlds of Adventure press confer- on the city’s desert outskirts will open on August 15. ingly looking to amusement parks to cement its standing as ence in Dubai.

Cartoon Network characters pose at the IMG Worlds of Adventure press Marvel heroes, and Black Widow pose at the IMG Worlds of In this file photo, an architectural model of the Dubai Parks and Resorts complex is dis- conference in Dubai. Adventure press conference. played at their site office in Dubai.