Four Moroccan youths sentenced for drinking fruit juice during Ramadan

During Ramadan, Muslims are forbidden from several activities from dawn until sunset like eating, drinking, smoking and having sex. Any violation of this religious code is viewed very seriously as four Moroccan youths have found out the hard way.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 15 July 1015.

The police have arrested them because they were drinking fruit juice in public during the daylight hours of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. They have received suspended four-month jail terms. There was a fifth young person – he was below the age of 18 and would go before a juvenile court on the same charges.
Under Moroccan law, the offenders could have got a penalty of up to six months behind bars. Hence, the punishment is light.
All the five were arrested July 6 in Marrakesh which is Morocco’s main tourist destinations. It seems they had been accompanying a friend to the airport and stopped to buy fruit juice from sellers in Jamaa El Fna Square. They even drank the juice in public and other juice sellers alerted the police.
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A heatwave in Pakistan has left at least 700 dead – it is believed to be the worst heatwave to hit the country in a decade, with temperatures reaching 45C (113F). Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has declared a state of emergency.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 24 June 2015.

The scorching weather first struck the southern Sindh province during the weekend and, since it is now the fasting month of Ramadan, when Muslims do not consume food or water during daylight hours, the situation has been aggravated. Morgues do not have space to store the dead and hospitals are trying to save the sick. So far, nearly 750 people are known to have died while thousands more are under treatment for heat-related ailments like fever, dehydration and stomach-related illnesses.
The worst-hit area is reported to be Karachi, the country's largest city, where at least 600 people have died. (Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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