Many Mosques usually brimming with the faithful during Ramadan are closed, including in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest cities in Islam. But in Iran, Pakistan and other countries, authorities have been reluctant to crack down on religious gatherings.
Volunteers disinfect a mosque ahead of prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Friday.Volunteers disinfect a mosque ahead of prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Friday.As the world's 1.
In Saudi Arabia, the start of the holy month began Friday. In Egypt, it began Thursday. And in Iran, Ramadan begins Saturday. Teresa Hadjali prepares to hang a banner for Ramadan outside the Islamic Cultural Center of Willow Grove in Willow Grove, Pa., that will remain closed due to social distancing guidelines during the coronavirus outbreak.Teresa Hadjali prepares to hang a banner for Ramadan outside the Islamic Cultural Center of Willow Grove in Willow Grove, Pa., that will remain closed due to social distancing guidelines during the coronavirus outbreak.
For weeks, Iran downplayed the epidemic within its borders, even as the country's deputy health minister, Iraj Harirchi, wason television shortly before being diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
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