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Ramadan in Isolation: Muslims in France Face Solitary Fasting During COVID-19 Lockdown
Muslims confined alone will have to experience a special breaking of the fast. Covid-19 will not allow them to spend this time with family or friends.
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Île-de-France Region Donates 42,000 Masks to Muslim Leaders for COVID-19 Response
Valérie Pécresse, President of the Île-de-France region, has offered masks to imams and chaplains in Île-de-France. This donation is part of the fight against the spread of covid-19.
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Moroccan Students in France Face Double Burden of Isolation and Worry Amid Pandemic
Being confined near one’s loved ones in these times of extreme difficulty is worth being, thousands of kilometers away, far from those one loves. Foreign students confined in Aurillac, like Kenza, originally from Morocco and in the final year of a professional bachelor’s degree, spend all their time worrying about their loved ones since the beginning of the pandemic.
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French Interior Minister Addresses Shortage of Muslim Burial Spaces in Cemeteries
The Muslim community in France is concerned by the lack of Muslim sections in certain municipalities, forcing grieving families to refer to non-Muslim cemeteries. The Minister of the Interior, Christophe Castaner, has taken stock of the situation with representatives of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), with a view to finding a quick solution.
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French Muslim Council Urges State Action on Cemetery Space Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Faced with the difficulties generated by the lack of Muslim sections in France, in this period of health crisis and confinement, the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) suggests that the State temporarily entrust the management of cemeteries to the prefects.
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Ramadan Under Lockdown: Muslims Adapt to Pandemic Restrictions
This is the first time that the Muslim community around the world will experience the month of Ramadan differently, due to the coronavirus pandemic that has prompted some states to take exceptional and restrictive measures. While some will have the opportunity to go pray at the mosque, others will remain confined at home and be content with isolated prayers or within the family circle.
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Lyon Targets Moroccan Midfielder Younès Belhanda as Galatasaray Exit Looms
The Moroccan international, Younès Belhanda, under contract until 2021 with Galatasaray, could leave the Turkish club to join a Ligue 1 club at the end of the season.
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French Muslims to Begin Ramadan Under COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions
Ramadan will begin in France on Friday, April 24, 2020, the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) has just announced, after a videoconference meeting with the various regional federations.
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Moroccan Cosmetics Tycoon Mohamed Azbane, 77, to be Buried Near Paris After COVID-19 Death
The famous Moroccan businessman, Mohamed Azbane, who died earlier this week from covid-19 in Paris, will be buried on Friday in the Muslim section of the Thiais cemetery, in the Paris region.
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Ramadan in France to Begin April 24, Astronomical Calculations Show
The start of the month of Ramadan in France is scheduled for this Friday, April 24, 2020. This is at least what the astronomical calculations say.
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French Expats in Morocco Face Uncertainty Over Summer Travel Plans Amid Lockdown
In full confinement in Morocco, Pierre Sedej, a history-geography teacher at the French college Saint-Exupéry and his family, are worried that they will not be able to spend the summer holidays in France.
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Ramadan Observances Adapt to COVID-19 Restrictions in France
The coronavirus raging in almost all countries around the world will disrupt some traditional practices of French Muslims throughout the month of Ramadan. The reason is the containment measures imposed by the authorities to curb the spread of covid-19 are still in effect.