A few years ago, Mariam Yehia, her mom and a friend started a Ramadan tradition they bought hot meals and handed them out to the needy in Cairo so they can break their fast during the Muslim holy month. "We feel really good that we try as much as we can to help people,"…
An online post helps both the hungry and a chef in Ramadan By MARIAM FAM, Associated Press
Published: May 9, 2021, 2:45pm
Share: Mariam Yehia prepares to distribute food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, May 2, 2021. Yehia has a Ramadan tradition of buying hot meals and driving around to hand them out to the needy in Cairo so they can break their fast during the Muslim holy month. But she always felt like she wasn t doing enough. This year, an online post inspired the 26-year-old to do more. A friend wrote about a financially struggling chef, and Yehia decided to buy from him Ramadan meals that she then distributed to the poor. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Yehia preparing to distribute food during Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt. Photo: Nariman El-Mofty/AP
A few years ago, Mariam Yehia, her mum and a friend started a Ramadan tradition – they bought hot meals and handed them out to the needy in Cairo so they can break their fast during the Muslim holy month.
“We feel really good that we try as much as we can to help people, ” Yehia said. But “we feel always that we’re not doing enough”.
This year, an online post gave the 26-year-old a way to do more.
A friend wrote on Facebook about Mahmoud Kamal, a chef who needed financial help. So instead of getting the iftar meals from a restaurant near her home, Yehia decided to buy them from Kamal.
MARIAM FAM Associated Press
AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty
Mariam Yehia prepares to distribute food during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, May 2.
A few years ago, Mariam Yehia, her mom and a friend started a Ramadan tradition they bought hot meals and handed them out to the needy in Cairo so they can break their fast during the Muslim holy month.
“We feel really good that we try as much as we can to help people,” Yehia said. But “we feel always that we’re not doing enough.”
This year, an online post gave the 26-year-old a way to do more.
May 8, 2021
Mariam Fam
AP – A few years ago, Mariam Yehia, her mom and a friend started a Ramadhan tradition – they bought hot meals and handed them out to the needy in Cairo so they can break their fast during the Muslim holy month.
“We feel really good that we try as much as we can to help people,” Yehia said. But “we feel that we’re not doing enough.”
This year, an online post gave the 26-year-old a way to do more.
A friend wrote on Facebook about Mahmoud Kamal, a chef who needed financial help. So instead of getting the