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In India, diet-based surveillance prevents Muslim citizens from finding secure homes. Words by Sara Ather. Illustration by Asfa Sabrin.

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Jul 15, 2024
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Good morning and welcome to Vittles. Each Monday we publish a different piece of writing related to food, whether it’s an essay, a dispatch, a polemic, a review, or even poetry. This week, Sara Ather writes about dietary surveillance by landlords and real-estate agents in India, and how, under the Hindu-nationalist BJP, meat-eating is used as a litmus-t…

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