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Muslim inmates in Alaska fed pork during Ramadan: activists

A court grants restraining order to stop prison guards in Alaska from giving Muslim inmates pork when they break their fasts during Ramadan

A federal judge granted a restraining order Thursday forcing prison guards in Alaska to stop giving Muslim inmates pork as they break their fasts during Ramadan, rights campaigners said.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) filed a lawsuit on Tuesday claiming Anchorage Correctional Complex had violated constitutional prohibitions against "cruel and unusual punishment."

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