Article Photos: Economic woes cast shadow over Eid in Egypt



  In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 photo, an Egyptian butcher displays meat parts for sale at an open air butcher's shop with Arabic that reads, "buffalo 44," in preparation for Eid al-Adha, one of the most important holidays in the Islamic calendar, at a side walk in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptians are feeling the squeeze from 19 months of political turmoil that have gutted the nation's economy and brought home the meaning of the four-day Festival of Sacrifice, which begins Friday, marking the prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God.(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

In this Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012 photo, an Egyptian butcher displays meat parts for sale at an open air butcher's shop with Arabic that reads, "buffalo 44," in preparation for Eid al-Adha, one of the most important holidays in the Islamic calendar, at a side walk in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptians are feeling the squeeze from 19 months of political turmoil that have gutted the nation's economy and brought home the meaning of the four-day Festival of Sacrifice, which begins Friday, marking the prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God.(AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)