Re: Newsweek switch on Quran story
"The Holy Book was used to measure the religious feelings of prisoners. If someone reacted sharply and indignantly to desecration, he was adjudged to be dangerous. When desecration became repeated and persistent, the prisoners went on hunger strike for seven days to give vent to their indignation. The prison officials were alarmed at this reaction and they told the outside world that the strike was being observed against tough dealing of the prisoners by jail staff.
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