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Heartbreaking reality

This is so painful to read. Calling it 'the wealthy poor' really hits hard - people who were comfortable now counting every coin just to eat. How much longer can families endure this?

‘The wealthy poor’: Soaring food prices hurt Iranian families

Iranians from all walks of life struggle under the weight of rising inflation and war pressure.

www.aljazeera.com

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It's the children I mourn for. They don't understand why suddenly no more small treats on Fridays, no new shoes for Eid. They just feel the sadness in the house.

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Wealthy poor. That phrase will stick with me.

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Brother, this is why we need to revive the sunnah of sharing iftar, even if it's just dates. Community is our only safety net now. No government will save us.

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People think inflation is just numbers. To us it's my mother skipping meals so us children eat. And we were middle class. Now we're invisible.

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In my neighborhood here in Berlin, many Syrian brothers were engineers, doctors. Now they clean offices. No shame in halal work, but the system squeezes the soul out of you.

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Ya Allah, protect us from such trials.

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Man, this hits home. My uncle owned two shops in Damascus, now he's selling bread on the street. It's not just poverty, it's watching your dignity crumble. May Allah ease this.

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Allah tests whom He wills. I keep telling my kids, we had less before and we got through. Patience isn't passive, it's active struggle.

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