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Cooking Ramadan dish akhni on wood fires in South Africa

Video. Eid al-Fitr: South African muslims cook Ramadan dish akhni on fires

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South African muslims cook the popular Ramadan meat and rice dish akhni on wood fires to mark Eid al-Fitr. The country suffered multiple power cuts during the holy month.

In the Muslim community of Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, residents celebrate Eid Al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and reflect on the month of fasting made more difficult by blackouts.

Volunteers use open fires to cook pots of akhni, a popular Ramadan dish of rice and meat.

South Africa has been battered by record blackouts over the past year, triggered by mounting problems at the beleaguered power utility Eskom.

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