The Public Acknowledgment of the Month of Ramadan in UK and France Amid Persistent Social and Economic Challenge

Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim(lunar) calendar and the holy month of fasting and prayer started for Muslims in Europe on March 23 2023. Ramadhan lights, Charity, and Unemployment. For the first time  London’s Piccadilly Circus [fn]It’s a street illumination which runs from Coventry street and joins Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square. The shapes…

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Staying healthy during Ramadan 2022: Authorities call for COVID-19 vaccinations

Muslims in Europe started observing the holy month of Ramadan on April 2, 2022. Given that Ramadan is based on the lunar calendar, its beginning depends on the sighting of the crescent moon, which may vary in different locations. European countries follow the European Council for Fatwa and Research, which set this date, and several…

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Ramadan in Times of Covid-19 for French Muslims:

The holy month of Ramadan officially began Thursday, April 23rd of April in France, where millions of French Muslims are celebrating in unprecedented conditions. The current pandemic has led to the lockdown of the country at least until the 11th of May with no guarantees concerning the specifics of the re-opening. Places of worships are closed,…

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British Muslims adapt and reflect on the virtues of a Ramadan in isolation

While Ramadan exemplifies the social nature of the Islamic faith, in a time of lockdown and social distancing,  British Muslims have been forced to accept a Ramadan without iftar dinners with family and friends, communal gatherings in mosques for the Ramadan-specific tarawih night prayers and very possibly, restrictions on celebrating Eid at the end of…

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During the middle of Ramadan: the French parliament hesitation about banning veiled mothers from joining their kids on a school trip:

On the 15th of May, the French Senate examined a proposal for a new law – named the Blanquer law, in reference to the minister of Education—anchored in a vast project of reforming the French school system. The professed objective of such a law, originally proposed by the government of President Macron, is to (re)create…

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