Al-Ahram Weekly Online   27 August - 2 September 2009
Issue No. 962
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Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

Tables of mercy


Everywhere in the city food is served free at the time of Iftar, the moment when a Muslim breaks his fast during the month of Ramadan. Often set up outdoors on otherwise empty streets, the tables of mercy employ waiters and cooks, feeding millions, a good portion of whom would not afford the feast

(photo: Reuters)

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