Are hunger strikes permissable in Islam?
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In recent days, more than 1 500 Palestinian political prisoners have embarked on a mass hunger strike to create awareness on the lack of basic rights and the humanitarian conditions inside Israeli detention centres.
The hunger strikes are being led by Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti. According to a prisoner rights group, there are about 6 500 Palestinian political prisoners. However noble the cause of a hunger strike, one must not ignore the effects this would have on the body. What happens to the body of person observing a hunger strike?
We spoke tp medical doctor and a graduate of Darul Uloom al Arabiyya al Islamiyyah Moulana Dr Yusuf Arieff
The hunger strikes are being led by Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti. According to a prisoner rights group, there are about 6 500 Palestinian political prisoners. However noble the cause of a hunger strike, one must not ignore the effects this would have on the body. What happens to the body of person observing a hunger strike?
We spoke tp medical doctor and a graduate of Darul Uloom al Arabiyya al Islamiyyah Moulana Dr Yusuf Arieff