Turning to God
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Sameen Rashid Chaudhary, London Ramadan 2020 has certainly been different. As Muslims we understand that during this holy month Satan is locked up in chains and the gates of Hell are closed[1]. This year, with a global pandemic raging, a large portion of the Muslim Ummah worldwide is on lockdown. And, as we are in…
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Fateha Khawaja, Tilford. A month of fasting sounds daunting when looked at from a distance. A month of depriving yourself from some of the most necessary means of human survival from sunrise to sunset. A month of exercising your patience to immeasurable lengths. A month of bettering yourself and feeling empathy with those who are…
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Navida Sayed, London All I could see was doctors and nurses in blue or green gowns, gloves, masks, eye protection and aprons, I hadn’t seen this in any of my previous hospital admissions. As I lay almost paralysed unable to move my body I gasped for air. I opened my eyes, my heart was racing…
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Munazzah Chou, Farnham So much has changed about the way we live but the one certainty of our lives remains. 114,272 deaths worldwide have been associated with Covid-19 to date. Doctors, nurses, carers, teachers and others at the frontline have all offered the ultimate sacrifice. From what we read of the bravery and selflessness of…
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Nooresahar Ahmad, Hartlepool “What is happening is much worse than you thought it was. You’ll realise that even just being able to breathe air in your own house… it’s something you should already be grateful for.” These words – a quote from a YouTube video titled ‘Quarantined Italians record messages for themself from 10 days…
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