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HALFWAY through Ramadan, Winnipeg’s Muslim community will change course to mark the remainder of its holy month by conference calls, group chats and praying at home.
HALFWAY through Ramadan, Winnipeg’s Muslim community will change course to mark the remainder of its holy month by conference calls, group chats and praying at home. God hears us pray wherever we are, said Idris Knapp, executive director of Winnipeg Central Mosque, which will hold community prayers today for the last time during Ramadan. Jonah prayed in the dark of night, at the bottom of the sea and in the belly of a fish. (God) can hear from my home in Winnipeg.
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As restrictions tighten on religious gatherings only a week into Ramadan, Winnipeg’s Muslim leaders have scaled down community prayers and cancelled plans to celebrate the end of their holy month in a public park.
As restrictions tighten on religious gatherings only a week into Ramadan, Winnipeg’s Muslim leaders have scaled down community prayers and cancelled plans to celebrate the end of their holy month in a public park. The Friday prayers are going to be restricted for people, said Idris Knapp, executive director of Winnipeg Central Mosque. We were (already) at the maximum for the last few weeks.