New York Times: Nicol\u00e1s Maduro Reads Quran and Bible in US Prison
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\nFormer Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro has reportedly been spending part of his time in a US federal detention center reading the Quran and the Bible, alongside religious and philosophical texts, while awaiting trial, according to a report by The New York Times.<\/p>\n
Citing six people familiar with his detention conditions who spoke anonymously, the newspaper reported that Maduro, 63, has also met with several religious figures in the Brooklyn detention facility, including a Christian priest and a Jewish rabbi. The Quran and the Bible have reportedly become among his main reading materials during his imprisonment.<\/p>\n
Maduro faces US charges related to drug trafficking and the alleged smuggling of large quantities of cocaine into the United States. His case remains before US courts.<\/p>\n
The newspaper also examined the political consequences of Maduro’s arrest by US forces, describing a significant shift in relations between Washington and Caracas and an increase in US influence over Venezuela’s political landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New York Times: Nicol\u00e1s Maduro Reads Quran and Bible in US Prison ————————————– Former Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro has reportedly been spending part of his time in a US federal detention center reading the Quran and the Bible, alongside religious and philosophical texts, while awaiting trial, according to a report by The New York Times. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":147117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2927],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-palestine"],"yoast_head":"\n