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Abidjan, Apr 29 (EFE).- Muslim families in Ivory Coast have been praying at home during the holy month of Ramadan as the mosques were closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset (Camera: LEGNAN KOULA).FOOTAGE SHOWS A IVORIAN MUSLIM FAMILY PRAYING AT HOME DURING THE RAMANDAN DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.SOUNDBITES: KONÉ ADAMÁ, AN IVORIAN MUSLIM (IN LOCAL LANGUAGE).TRANSLATIONS: My name is Koné Adama. I just prayed at home. There is a big difference between praying at home and praying in the mosque. What is recommended is to pray in the mosque, but due to the coronavirus it is forbidden to go, a decision made by the authorities, so we pray at home. I believe that the decision to close the mosque is to preserve our health. It also benefits everyone who pray at home.
Hundreds of Muslims hold their Friday prayers in front of the Colosseum in Rome in protest at the closure of unlicensed mosques.
Believers are forced to improvise their own places to worship, since four official Mosques in Italy are not enough to offer every Italian Muslim a place to pray.
Beirut, Jul 20 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of Muslims in Lebanon gathered at mosques across the country on Tuesday for a mass morning prayers to mark Eid al-Adha.The festival commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael as a sign of submission to Allah and also marks the Hajj, the yearly Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. (Camera: NABIL MOUNZER).SHOT LIST: MUSLIMS WEARING PROTECTIVE FACEMASKS PERFORM EID AL-ADHA PRAYERS AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AT AL-AMEEN MOSQUE, IN DOWN TOWN BEIRUT, LEBANON.
Cairo, Apr 13 (EFE / EPA) .- Egyptian Muslims performed Tuesda the evening prayer of 'Tarawih' in the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo.Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by praying at night and abstaining from eating, drinking and sexual acts between sunrise and sunset. (Camera: KHALED ELFIQI)SHOT LIST: EGYPTIAN MUSLIMS PRAYING IN THE AL-AZHAR MOQUE IN CAIRO, EGYPT.