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Diasporan Diaries

Changes (again)

Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Diasporan Diaries, April 2021

People will sniff at the idea of Muslims waking up for Fajr but applaud a 5am run. They will think Ramadan is *too much*, but laud intermittent fasting. People will think abstaining from alcohol for religious reasons *is a bit much*, but if you’re doing it for health reasons, well, you’re just dedicated, right?

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