Celebrating Aidilfitri in a Muslim minority country

Saharah, who is a Maranao Muslim, owns a jewellery shop in Manila.

WHATEVER you call it: Eid al-Fitr, Hari Raya Aidilfitri or Idul Fitri (or more simply, “Lebaran”), the end of the Ramadan fasting month is a major holiday for both Malaysians and Indonesians.

This is unsurprising when you consider that 61% and 87% of our respective populations are Muslim.