Ehab Ayyad: We're living in the same homeland, and we have the same blood
For those unlucky enough to miss breaking the fast altogether as they stand in solid traffic, Ehab Ayyad is a welcome sight.
The Christian man from Gaza offers dates and water to Muslims held up in traffic or late home to break their fast, in keeping with the Prophet's tradition. Five years ago, Ayyad began by offering neighbours dates and water, the first thing Muslims normally eat when they end their fast at sunset, and decided to make the offer general.
"As a Christian, I offer my Muslim brothers dates and water as a kind of sharing because we're living in the same homeland, and we have the same blood," Ayyad, 23, told Reuters, at his house, decorated with lanterns and small statues of the Virgin Mary."They first wondered how a Christian is doing that, but as days went by, they got happy to see me every year," he said.
"It isn't their month and they don't fast but they feel for us and this is something good," said coffee shop owner Louay Al-Zaharna, after receiving one of Ayyad's gifts."On our holidays, our Muslim neighbours come to visit and congratulate us, and we do the same on their holidays," Ayyad said.- Reuters
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