SA Muslims join call to end cremations in Sri Lanka
Dec 23, 2020
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NADIA KHAN nadia.khan@inl.co.za
SOUTH African organisations are supporting Muslims in Sri Lanka protesting against forced cremations during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Health authorities in Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka have said all Covid-19 victims must be cremated. This includes Muslims, who traditionally bury their dead facing Mecca.
According to , Muslims were outraged over the forced cremation of a 20-day-old baby who
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