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COVER STORY
Polar prayers: Spring Ramadan makes midnight iftars a thing of the past for Arctic Muslims.
WEEKEND READS
Banksy’s other fine art: moving his works from wall to showroom.
How AI will deepen the divide between literary masterpieces and cheap reads.
Why the US Federal Reserve’s high-wire interest rate act matters to us all.
THE ESSAY
CULTURE
How The Waking Dead brought the magic back to life in The Ones Who Live.
From social dramas to zany cartoons, this year’s best Ramadan TV shows.
Rain or shine, why talking about the weather is the perfect icebreaker.
MONEY
Money & Me: ‘I aim to get my company into the corporate tax bracket.’
Why money should be viewed as a tool and not a goal.
Business Extra podcast: How technology helps Muslims observe Ramadan.
PLUS
Postcard from OId Delhi: The city that never sleeps during Ramadan.
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