a Muslim holiday. Eid is a feast marking the end of Ramadan, the month of religious fasting. Traditionally, those celebrating Eid sacrifice a goat for the feast. Anjum does this when she hosts her first Eid at Jannat Guest House and Funeral Services.
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Eid Term Timeline in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
The timeline below shows where the term Eid appears in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2
...and the owner of a successful business that sells goats for slaughter on particularly on Eid (a Muslim religious feast commemorating the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting.) Nimmo gifts...
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That Eid, Anjum hires a popular butcher to perform the sacrifice. Anjum dresses as a man to...
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Chapter 9
...sales of grenades, guns, and other weaponry, distributing these “like parcels of choice mutton at Eid.” In the process, they become wealthy, and with wealth come both property and women.
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