He said he asked Zazi after prayers if he was planning to stay for Taraavi, a longer and more extensive prayer said during Ramadan, but Zazi told him he was tired and went back to the man's apartment.

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Yet anxiety permeates the atmosphere, giving this election an aura more tied to prayer, than policy.

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With its poverty and its stigma, this place has always been more about the prayer book than the cheque book.

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