'It's not the same': French Muslims mark Ramadan under lockdown


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  • Saturday, 01 May 2021

Muslim family including Aziz El Moujahid, his wife Lalla Aicha El Moujahid and two friends of the family Abdullah and Rabiah break fast at Ramadan during the nationwide curfew from 7 pm to 6 am, and under restrictions limiting gatherings at houses up to 6 people due to tighter measures against the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Aulnay-sous-Bois near Paris, France, May 1, 2021. REUTERS/Yiming Woo

AULNAY-SOUS-BOIS, France, (Reuters) - For the second year in a row, Lalla Aicha Moujahid is marking the Muslim holy month of Ramadan under COVID-19 conditions -- which means talking to her daughters via video call, instead of breaking the fast together in the same room.

"What we miss, what we really miss is the mosque, the prayers, the breaking of the fast and all that," she said on Friday evening.

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