Khadija al-Mousawi told the BBC her husband started eating voluntarily on Monday evening.

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But as Khadija Ismail, an investigative journalist, argues, while envelopes make people grateful, taxes turn them into demanding citizens.

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Like many Muslim Olympians, Khadija will be fasting for the holy month of Ramadan, which starts one week before the Games.

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Khadija may be a role model, but there is a long way to go before Gulf women can freely emulate her business success.

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In the United Arab Emirates, Inside the Middle East meets Khadija Mohammed, the second woman in the history of her country to head to the Games.

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His wife Khadija and his earliest companions are also revered in their own right in Islam, and so mocking these individuals is also considered serious blasphemy.

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"A real transformation comes over him when he sits down with the Sheikh - he becomes all quiet, very much the model pupil, " Raja's wife, Khadija, said.

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Adil and Khadija, in their "ihram, " headed for the Grand Mosque to perform their pilgrimage rites, Mohammed and the minder settled themselves into our rooms at the Hilton.

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