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Man sentenced in Syria for smoking in public during fasting month of Ramadan 

Jump to full article: Canadian Press, 2003-11-24

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A Syrian man caught smoking a cigarette during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan has been handed a suspended jail sentence of one month - a punishment criticized by a human rights group.

Tawfiq Breik Hneidi, 36, is the first Syrian arrested for smoking in public in 50 years during Ramadan when Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex from dawn to dusk.

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