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During Ramadan in ordinary years, mosques are at their fullest. Neighbors and friends pray shoulder to shoulder each night, and the entire society is on the exact same schedule to the very second – eating, praying, and celebrating in lockstep.
But this year, after a March in which Jordan saw some of the worst coronavirus numbers in the world, the government imposed a series of restrictions for Ramadan, closing mosques and imposing curfews just before the sunset
iftar meal that breaks the daylong fast.
Why We Wrote This
Holidays have been interrupted by the pandemic and lockdowns across the world. This Ramadan, Jordan and other Arab countries are reviving a high-decibel tradition as a source of audible comfort.