Reconciling Ramadan and Covid-19 restrictions

At the Police des Parcelles Assainies market in Dakar, preparations for an unprecedented Ramadan. RFI / Charlotte Idrac

By: Kpénahi Traoré Follow

The month of Ramadan has already started 3 weeks ago, and this year is happening in a rather specific context. Because we are learning to live with the new coronavirus while waiting for a vaccine to be found.

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If in some countries, like Burkina Faso, mosques have reopened; in other countries, for example Senegal and Niger, places of worship are still closed. 
In France, the health crisis caused a reorganization of associations like Islamic relief which, during Ramadan, used to serve collective meals for the breaking of the fast. 

How to integrate the community dimension of Ramadan at a time when the Covid isolates believers from each other? 

Guests :
- Bréhima Eli Dicko , sociologist in Mali
- Rachid Lahlou , president and founder of Secours Islamique. 

Initiative of the week: Sandra Idoussou , president of the Sachet Héloué association in Benin and initiator of “Solidarity basket”.

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