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In Dubai’s COVID vaccine scramble, Sikhs serve doses to all – The Tribune India
Sikhs of Dubai have traded their spiced rice and dal for what has become a coveted prize: 5,000 shots of the Chinese-made vaccine offered to people of all ages…
Dubai, February 8
In normal times, the crowds of young Southeast Asian workers jostling for a place in line outside the Sikh gurdwara in Dubai would mean one thing: free meals.
A core tenet of the world’s fifth-largest religion with over 50,000 adherents in the United Arab Emirates is “langar”, the practice of serving hot, home-cooked vegetarian food to anyone in need. It can be a lifeline in Dubai, where millions of low-paid workers from Asia, Africa and elsewhere power the service-heavy economy.
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