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27 January 2025

Gaddafi invades wedding cards in Saudi

The Gaddafi wedding invite. (Supplied)

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“Time has come….no going back…keep moving forward”….these hallmark words by Muammar Gaddafi are not a fresh call to war by the ousted Libyan leader but are now adorning wedding cards in Saudi Arabia.

Departing from the traditional invitation words, many Saudi bridegrooms have resorted to Gaddafi’s famous words during the six-month conflict in Libya.

Gaddafi had used such phrases as “time has come”, “no going back,”, “keep moving forward,” and “we will regain our lost areas house by house and zanga zanga (corner by corner). Although they have become a hallmark of Gaddafi’s fiery war speeches, they have drawn much sarcasm from the Arab public.

“Gaddafi’s words are invading wedding invitation cards in Saudi Arabia,” said the Saudi Arabic language daily Sabq, which published a copy of one such card showing many of those words are printed in the invitation.

The card read:” May God bless you all…it is time to celebrate…it is time for marriage…Zaffa Zaffa (songs and music)….it is time for a union…no going back…keep moving forward…dance and celebrate….house by house, Zanga Zanga, man to man and woman to woman.”