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Guyana: Prayer Calling

Written byJanine Mendes-Franco
Posted 18 May 2009 14:17 GMT

“It is an injustice being blatantly perpetrated upon thousands and thousands of Guyanese on a daily basis and one against which many feel helpless”: Imran Khan takes issue with the custom of amplified calls to prayer, calling it “noise pollution”.

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