The document summarizes different sections of a chapter from the book "Bifocal" by M. Riddell from December 2019. It discusses why Haroon calls the food bank a "productive place", explaining that hungry people get fed and things get done. It defines "Eid" as the religious holiday celebrated after Ramadan that marks the end of fasting. It explains the phrase "hunger is hunger" as meaning one's hunger is not defined by their religion, skin color, gender, or sexual preference. It outlines Julian discussing the 1950s "blacklist" and compares it to Haroon's uncle being on a no-fly list, noting both situations involve being guilty until proven innocent when trying to be removed from a list

1. BIFOCAL
CHAPTER 16
DECEMBER 2019
M. RIDDELL

2. 1. WHY DOES HAROON CALL THE FOOD BANK A
“PRODUCTIVE PLACE”? PAGE 165
• THINGS GET DONE AND SOMETHING GETS FIXED.
• HUNGRY PEOPLE GET FED.
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3. 2. WHAT IS “EID”?
• THE DAY AFTER RAMADAN.
• EID IS ALSO CALLED THE “FESTIVAL OF BREAKING FAST” AND IS A RELIGIOUS
HOLIDAY CELEBRATED BY MUSLIMS WORLDWIDE TO MARK THE END OF THE
MONTH OF FASTING.
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4. 3. WHAT IS MEANT BY THE PHRASE, “HUNGER
IS HUNGER”?
• IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT RELIGION SOMEONE IS, WHAT THEIR SKIN COLOUR
IS, WHAT THEIR SEXUAL PREFERENCE IS, WHAT THEIR GENDER IS – IF THEY ARE
HUNGRY, THEY ARE HUNGRY.

5. 4. WHY IS JULIAN TALKING ABOUT THE
“BLACKLIST” FROM THE 1950’S? PAGE 171
• HAROON’S UNCLE IS ON A “NO FLY” LIST BECAUSE SOMEONE THINKS HE, OR
SOMEONE WITH THE SAME NAME, IS A TERRORIST.
• IN THE 1950’S THE US GOVERNMENT HAD A “BLACK LIST” WHICH HAD THE
NAMES OF PEOPLE BELIEVED TO BE COMMUNISTS.
• IN BOTH SITUATIONS IT IS VERY MUCH A SITUATION OF GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN
INNOCENT AND IT IS VERY HARD TO PROVE YOU DO NOT BELONG ON THE LIST.