The marriage of Nael and Manar al-Najjar was forged in sugar.<\/p>\n
Mr. Najjar grew up working in his family\u2019s Baghdad sweet shop. When he proposed, three months after meeting his future wife at a family wedding, he traveled six hours to her hometown, carrying 15 boxes of confections: baklava, kenafeh and Turkish delights.<\/p>\n
The couple settled in Baghdad, opened a bakery and started a family. As Catholics, though, they faced discrimination and threats of violence. When those threats turned deadly, they fled and sought asylum in America.<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n "We're going to kill you," the note slipped under their door said. For Iraqi Christians whose church had just been attacked, it was no idle threat. https:\/\/t.co\/X5nTDjnIOa<\/a><\/p>\n — New York Times World (@nytimesworld) November 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n