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Archive Home > 2012 > August > 14 > In Egypt, a subdued Ramadan

In Egypt, a subdued Ramadan

• Against a backdrop of civil unrest, the holy month’s mood is less than festive

By Jeffrey Fleishman / The Bulletin
August 14, 2012

CAIRO — Chickens huddle in crates near the butcher’s block. A shopkeeper stacks mangoes, his hands sticky, drawing flies. Laborers linger in thinning shade and mothers tilt toward home with groceries. A thirst rises. It will be hours before it’s quenched.

Even the....

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