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Ramadan Arrives As Inflationary Pressures Burden Egyptians

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan is a time marked by cultural traditions, community, and commerce in Egypt and around the world. This season, Cairo's artisans and shopkeepers who typically see a spike in Ramadan-themed gift sales are contending with an acute cost-of-living crisis, following last month's record core inflation rate of over 40 percent, and a year of currency devaluations in which the Egyptian pound lost about half its value. Photojournalist Hamada Elrasam has the story from Cairo.


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