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Refugees observe Ramadan in Italy

Wednesday, 15 June 2016 2:07 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 15 June 2016 2:08 PM ]

A frame grab from footage released by the Italian Coast Guard (Guardia Costiera) on December 6, 2015 shows refugees in a boat during a rescue operation, off the coast of Sicily. (Photo by AFP)

Max Civili
Press TV, Rome

Thousands of asylum seekers of Muslim faith are observing the fasting month of Ramadan in Italy. Fasting is especially difficult for Muslim refugees this year as they are also struggling to settle in the EU after a long journey from Africa and West Asia to escape war.

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