COULD RAMADAN SAVE AMERICA!!

This week for the first time ever Muslims celebrated the holy month of Ramadan in Times Square in New York “We’re here to explain our religion to all those that don’t know what Islam is all about,” the organizer, identified as SQ, told CBS news. “Islam is a religion of peace.”  He added; Now Muslims went mainstream, a  Ramadan Muslim parade in New York, a city that is associated with the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Thousands of Muslims descended on the iconic New York square unapologetically celebrating their Ramadan tradition, prying the “Taraweeh” Ramdan evening prayer surrounded by the flashy gigantic Madison Avenue voluptuous ads. Here in Minneapolis, the call for prayer (Azan) is allowed for the first time in mosques during Ramadan, bringing the community together to pray freely. Since the 9/11 tragedy, Muslims have been in self cultural exile.

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CELEBRATING RAMADAN, AMID PANDEMIC!!

Mayor Jacob Frey announced in a news release., allowing the call of the prayer Adhan for Cedar-Riverside Residence during Ramadan. ” The Muslim call to prayer will be broadcast the traditional five times a day in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood of Minneapolis, beginning with the start of Ramadan this week and continuing through the end of the religious holiday in May.” Reported Startribune.  RAMADAN, in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, offers more than  the call to parayer, Adhan  during Ramadan. As Mayor Frey eloquently explained. “At a time when physical distancing requires we pray apart, it’s incumbent on leaders to create a sense of togetherness where we can”. “Adhan provides solidarity and comfort, both of which are essential during a time of crisis,” he added. In the time of pandemic and confusion, “Our collective behavior will be the primary determinant of whether we can keep this virus in check,” explained in the Times, David A. Kessler, a medical doctor.

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