Living in Malaysia's Melting Pot

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Photograph by Rahman Roslan for TIME

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A line of Indian Muslim men wait their turn to pick up free food given by a mosque in Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian Prime Minister wants to phase-out racial quotas and focus on uplifting the nation's poorest 40%, irrespective of race.

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