Egyptians suffer from price hikes during Eid al-Adha

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Egyptians suffer from price hikes during Eid al-Adha

STORY: Egyptians suffer from price hikes during Eid al-Adha DATELINE: July 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egyptians celebrating Eid al-Adha 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED GOMAA, Egyptian citizen 3. various of livestock market STORYLINE: The festival of Eid al-Adha this year is not a happy one for Muslims in Egypt due to the high prices of commodities. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, is one of the most anticipated celebrations in the Islamic world. By tradition, families should ritually slaughter an animal, usually sheep or cow, during the four-day festival as long as they can afford it. People also always buy new clothes for kids and prepare sweets to serve visiting relatives. During the festival, well-to-do families sacrifice animals and distribute the meat to low-income families, friends and relatives. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): MOHAMED GOMAA, Egyptian citizen "I didn't buy a sacrificial animal this year. I only bought a limited amount of

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