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Miski Osman is a junior doctor from London. Because of the coronavirus lockdown this will be the first Ramadan she has ever spent alone. Normally the 27-year-old would spend it surrounded by extended family and friends but as she cannot take the risk of bringing Covid-19 home from work, she has…

Saudi Arabia has urged Muslims to delay their plans for the hajj, amid speculation that the obligatory pilgrimage may be canceled this year due to the coronavirus. Earlier this year, Saudi authorities halted travel to holy sites as part of the umrah, the “lesser pilgrimage” that takes place throughout the…

ISLAMABAD - The coronavirus outbreak threatens to upend faith-based traditions that have gone on for more than 1,400 years. The world’s nearly 2 billion Muslims will not be able to hold communal feasts and prayers that are a hallmark of Ramadan, their holiest month, starting this week.  The pandemic has forced…

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Parish priest of the Santa Maria Assunta church in Pontoglio, Italy starts a Via Crucis procession as part of Good Friday. PHOTO: AFP During these strange times, many have turned to religion to ask for an end to the spread of the coronavirus. However in most cases, it is reminiscent…

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AFP 20th Apr 2020 08:31:18 GMT +0300 Ramadan is considered an auspicious period to travel to Mecca to perform the year-round umrah pilgrimage, which Saudi authorities suspended last month due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the usually packed area around the sacred Kaaba empty. From cancelled iftar feasts to suspended…