ENDING THE HOLY MONTH OF FASTING WITH TRADITIONAL NATIONAL SPECIALITIES FOOD tastes best when it means something special, and even better when it’s both delayed and deserved. That’s why they call it “Sweet Eid”. For the past lunar month, the global Ummah has been in a state of self-denial. Ramadan has achieved its purposes and Eid is now placed as the capstone of the arch. A month of daily self-sacrifice has strengthened the bonds of the faithful in a practical manner, and Eid acknowledges this not only by celebrating Ramadan’s closure (Eid al-Fitr means “festival of breaking the fast”) but also…
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