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Egyptian authorities arrested a man after a video circulated on social media showing him verbally abusing and attempting to assault another individual who confronted him about smoking during Ramadan in Abbasiya, Cairo, according to an official statement issued on Thursday, 12 March. During Ramadan in Egypt, many Muslims fast from dawn until sunset, refraining from food, drink, and smoking during daylight hours. While the practice is widely observed, it is not illegal to eat or smoke in public during fasting…