Some Muslim families celebrating the end of Ramadan are feeling the pinch of rising prices.
The sun is beginning to set over Hyde Park in Leeds, and from inside Abu Bakr supermarket, the smell of spiced lamb kebabs, rich curries and plump pockets of fresh samosa drift across the street outside.
Abid gestures to fresh produce, piled high. "Customers are cautious. Normally they would buy a box of tomatoes, but now they're buying just a few," he explains.He acknowledges the prices of almost every item he sells - from spices and fresh meat to dates and honey - have risen due to huge increases in imports and wholesale costs. And customers are changing their habits to reflect that.
Charity Islamic Relief UK told the BBC that an increasing number of Muslim families are struggling to make ends meet this Ramadan. One such group is Give a Gift in Leeds, co-founded by Rifhat Malik. That same April evening, she had gathered almost a hundred Muslims from across the city for a free Iftar. Anyone in need could attend.
"Now we're seeing people born and bred in Britain, on state benefits, who've never had to turn to a charity for help," she says.
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