Sydney mother of eight Ibtehaj Shahrouk is preparing sambousek, a traditional Lebanese pastry, with her children ahead of Ramadan. One of Ms Shahrouk's favourite parts of Ramadan is being able to break her fast with her family at home, something she was unable to do last year."Last year, I felt so restricted ... it’s heartbreaking.”Ramadan is a month of spiritual connection and unification where observers fast from sunrise to sunset.
“Having all my family together at once, that's really good. We break our fast, we pray and then we come and eat and then we do Taraweeh [special prayers] together, we can go to the mosque now.”Ms Shahrouk is also looking forward to being able to cook and deliver food for people in need, another thing she was unable to do last year because of COVID-19.Mosques open again
"It is a time for us to join, to be together, to gather together, to have this opportunity to chat, to discuss, to meet.”But as most Ramadan celebrations revert to normal this year, the business side of things is still struggling.His restaurant, Lazeez Lebanese Cuisine, serves traditional Lebanese food, but, during the annual markets he serves something a little more special.“We're doing what we do best: our famous shawarma [a type of kebab].
But after the markets were cancelled last year due to COVID-19, he says some businesses are now struggling to recover.
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