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China cracks down on Ramadan fasting, prompting activist boycott of Chinese products

PHOTO: Muslims traditionally fast from dawn to dusk and pray five times a day during Ramadan. (Reuters: Damir Sagolj)RELATED STORY: My journey to Mecca during the month of RamadanRELATED STORY: A human rights group hacked a Chinese mass surveillance app. Here’s what it foundRELATED … Continue reading

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In Karachi, a Fatal Mix of Heat and Piety – MOHAMMED HANIF – JUNE 26, 2015

KARACHI, Pakistan — WHEN I go to buy my drinking water, I don’t ask for water. I ask for Nestlé. Then I drive home with five 20-liter plastic bottles and make sure that we make every cup of tea, and … Continue reading

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Mos Def force-fed under standard Guantánamo Bay procedure – video

As Ramadan begins, more than 100 hunger-strikers in Guantánamo Bay continue their protest. More than 40 of them are being force-fed. A leaked document sets out the military instructions, or standard operating procedure, for force-feeding detainees. In this four-minute film … Continue reading

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