'Nothing to celebrate': War and displacement eclipse Eid in Lebanon

In Lebanon, between the war and soaring prices, she said "there's nothing to celebrate" this Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan.From Beirut to Dubai, Manama to Jerusalem, the holy month of fasting is ending on a bitter note for millions of Muslims unsettled by the war in the Middle East.The small, run-down apartment where Ahmad, 49, lives with her husband and three sons is currently home to 12 people."Maybe it's different for the rich, but the joy of Eid is missing here .. We have no money, and the displaced people can't even go back home," she says.In Lebanon, years into an economic crisis even before the war broke out, prices for some products have risen sharply in local markets.On the eve of Eid, Ahmad set up a small pastry stall in front of her home to supplement her husband's salary as a car washer."We won't eat a single one; everything is for sale," she said.Kneading dough and crushing pistachios, the whole family was busy in the building's entryway."We won't even go out to play