Lebanon Easter biscuit woes symbolise crumbling economy
BBC News By Eloise Alanna image captionMaamoul, a festival favourite, is becoming too expensive for many families For Greek Orthodox Christians celebrating Easter, the tradition of making or buying maamoul biscuits plays a key role - but this year things are very different. The Lebanese take pride in these confections. As well as Easter, they are made during Eid al-Fitr, at the end of Ramadan, and Muslims and Druze enjoy them for Eid al-Adha. Rita Stambouli is Greek Orthodox and lives in Zahlé, a town about an hour's drive east of Beirut in the Bekaa valley. When I visit, she is preparing...
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