国际英语资讯:Feature: Gazans celebrate Eid al-Adha amid hard living conditions
<p><span word="GAZA">GAZA</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 7-- <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="Strip">Strip</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Eid">Eid</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Adha">Adha</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sacrifice">Sacrifice</span>, <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="economic">economic</span>, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="crises">crises</span>.</p><p><span word="Eid">Eid</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Adha">Adha</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Prophet">Prophet</span> <span word="Abraham">Abraham</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="deed">deed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="sacrificing">sacrificing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="God">God</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="approaching">approaching</span>, <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="decorations">decorations</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feast">feast</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="goods">goods</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>, <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meat">meat</span>.</p><p><span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Zawia">Zawia</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="flocking">flocking</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>," <span word="Halima">Halima</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Shaikh">Shaikh</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="resident">resident</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="vendor">vendor</span>.</p><p><span word="Halima">Halima</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enclave">enclave</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="pinning">pinning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="rift">rift</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eid">Eid</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="festivity">festivity</span>. <span word="Days">Days</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="mundane">mundane</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="customer">customer</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eid">Eid</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2007. "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="want">want</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ruins">ruins</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span>."</p>
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