Egypt Celebrates Eid Al-Fitr, Marking the End of Ramadan
As Muslims worldwide welcomed the Eid al-Fitr holiday, photojournalist Hamada Elrasam turned his lens to Cairo where communities sought relief in rituals, festivities, and causes, especially amid the country’s deepening economic crisis. Captions were written in collaboration with Elle Kurancid.
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As part of his own Eid tradition, a real estate businessman throws handfuls of one Egyptian pound banknotes from his office window after Eid prayers, across from the Mosque of Sultan Hassan.
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Thousands of worshippers, many of them mired in economic hardship and social inequality, come together for Eid prayers in the outdoor courtyard of the ancient Sultan Hassan Mosque, Old Cairo.