In the shadow of coronavirus, Muslims face a Ramadan like never before

Days before the holy fasting month of Ramadan begins, the Islamic world is grappling with an untimely paradox of the new coronavirus pandemic: enforced separation at a time when socialising is almost sacred.The holiest month in the Islamic calendar is one of family and togetherness – community, reflection, charity and prayer.But with closed mosques, coronavirus curfews and bans on mass prayers from Senegal to Southeast Asia, some 1.8 billion Muslims are facing a Ramadan like never before.Across…

from South China Morning Post https://bit.ly/2XO2maP