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	Podcast:		All Things Considered
	Episode:		Ramadan in Lockdown
	Category:		Music
	Duration:		00:27:10
	Publish Date:		2020-05-24 03:31:00
	Description:		Mosques closed, families in isolation, home gatherings forbidden - for some people this has been a Ramadan to forget. But as Azim Ahmed discovers, there are positives as well as negatives to be drawn from the lockdown experience, as communities have rallied round to help sustain foodbanks, and to maintain communication with those living in isolation. For families with young children it has been especially tough; but it's been even tougher for NHS staff such as Dr Faraz Ali, a dermatologist redeployed to general medicine. Faraz has been observing the Ramadan fast while working long shifts on the frontline of the battle against Covid-19, and dressed in full PPE.
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