Delhi Muslims forced to go meatless amid clash of festivals

Orders to close butcher shops for Navratri seen as discriminatory during Ramadan

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A man waits near closed meat shops in a Delhi market. (Photo by Najmus Saqib)

QURATULAIN REHBAR, Contributing writer

NEW DELHI -- A ban on selling meat in parts of India's capital during a Hindu religious festival has sparked an outcry among minority communities, especially Muslims who see the move as the latest encroachment on their religious freedom.

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