In the years before war and hunger upended daily life in Yemen, Mohammed Abdullah Yousef used to sit down after a long day of fasting during Ramadan to a rich spread of food.
His family would dine on meat, falafel, beans, savory fried pastries and occasionally store-bought crème caramel.
This year, the Islamic holy month looks different for Mr. Yousef, 52, a social studies teacher in the coastal city of Al Mukalla.
But conflict, poverty and hunger have overtaken much of Yemen.
As rapid inflation eats away at their spending power, middle-class Yemenis like Mr. Yousef have found themselves sliding into economic collapse.
Persons:
Mohammed Abdullah Yousef, Yousef, Al Mukalla, “, ” Mr, Ramadan
Locations:
Yemen, Al