Morocco has extended the period of the state of health emergency for an additional 3 weeks in the fight against the covid-19 pandemic. This decision comes as the kingdom was preparing to decree deconfinement on May 20.
Stuck in Agadir, due to the covid-19 pandemic, several students are living this sacred month of Ramadan, far from their parents. To relieve these underprivileged people, Hajja Fatima, a member of a volunteer association, has decided to prepare balanced meals for them, including Ftours.
In Turkey, the Moroccan international, Yacine Bammou and his wife, Kenza Kanouni, distributed relief packages to people in need during the month of Ramadan. The Atlas Lion plays for Alanyaspor.
The date of the celebration of the Eid al-Fitr in France is already known. It has just been announced by the Muslim Theological Council of France (CTMF).
The remarks of Pascal Astagneau on "spitting as a ritual during Ramadan" were denounced by the National Observatory for the Fight against Islamophobia of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM). Through a press release, the Observatory was outraged and demanded public apologies from the professor.
The eighth edition of the "Ftour Pluriel" took place, despite the pandemic of the new coronavirus (covid-19). It virtually brought together Muslims, Jews and Christians on Sunday.
More than 22,000 Moroccans are stranded abroad due to the suspension of air flights and the closure of borders. Without financial support and food aid, many of them are struggling during this Ramadan month.
At the initiative of the International Alliance without Borders for Rights and Freedoms, Moroccans residing in the province of Tarragona (northern Spain) received food aid during this Ramadan month, which is particular due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Maghreb is experiencing an unprecedented Ramadan this year. The Covid-19 pandemic has turned everything upside down. The ban on prayers, evening gatherings and community meals has taken away all the flavor and fervor that characterized this Ramadan.
The Rassemblement des musulmans de France (RMF), chaired by Anouar Kbibech, opposed the resumption of religious celebrations as early as May 24, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, as proposed by the Grand Mosque of Paris if the June 2 schedule is not maintained.
Pending its visual confirmation by the Ministry of Habous , the date of Eid El Fitr 2020 in Morocco, according to the astronomical calculations made by Abdelaziz Kherbouche, is scheduled for May 24.
The people of Marrakech are experiencing the month of Ramadan in a particular way this year. It is impossible for them to perform the usual rituals due to the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the kingdom.