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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nesrine Malik

The Long Wave: From aseeda to Vimto, Ramadan traditions across the diaspora

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Sub-Saharan Africa is home to more than 300 million Muslims. Illustration: Picha Stock/Getty Images

Hello and welcome to The Long Wave. It is halfway through the month of Ramadan, and this week I have been chatting to fasting family, friends and colleagues across the diaspora about what people don’t know about the Muslim holy month, and what questions we are constantly asked (yes, not even water).

But first, the weekly roundup.

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