Ramadan In Dublin Under COVID-19 Lockdown

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15 April 2021

Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali-Irish living in Dublin, prepares her iftar (fast-breaking) dinner inside her apartment, on the second day of Ramadan, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Due to the engoing lockdown and under current restrictions all religious services continue to take place online and all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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15 April 2021

Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali-Irish living in Dublin, breaks the fast with the iftar, a traditional opening of the meal by eating three dates and having a glass of water inside her apartment, on the second day of Ramadan, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Ramadan is known for the element of fasting. Muslims fast from dawn until dusk. An individual participating in the Ramadan celebration will only partake in two meals per day - suhour (meal eaten before sunrise) and iftar (after sunset, the meal that ends the fast). Due to the engoing lockdown restrictions and closures, all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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15 April 2021

Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali-Irish living in Dublin, having a glass of water at the end of a fast inside her apartment, on the second day of Ramadan, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Ramadan is known for the element of fasting. Muslims fast from dawn until dusk. An individual participating in the Ramadan celebration will only partake in two meals per day - suhour (meal eaten before sunrise) and iftar (after sunset, the meal that ends the fast). Due to the engoing lockdown restrictions and closures, all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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15 April 2021

Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali-Irish living in Dublin, cleans her kitchen area after finishing preparing her iftar (fast-breaking) dinner inside her apartment on the second day of Ramadan, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Due to the engoing lockdown restrictions and closures, all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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15 April 2021

Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali-Irish living in Dublin, during Wudu ritual (the Islamic procedure that consists of washing the face, arms, then wiping the head and finally washing the feet with water), inside her apartment on the second day of Ramadan, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Due to the engoing lockdown restrictions and closures, all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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15 April 2021

Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali-Irish living in Dublin, during Wudu ritual (the Islamic procedure that consists of washing the face, arms, then wiping the head and finally washing the feet with water), inside her apartment on the second day of Ramadan, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Due to the engoing lockdown restrictions and closures, all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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15 April 2021

Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali-Irish living in Dublin, prepares a prayer mat for Maghrib, the fourth of the five required daily prayers, inside her apartment on the second day of Ramadan, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Due to the engoing lockdown restrictions and closures, all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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15 April 2021

Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali-Irish living in Dublin, prepares a prayer mat for Maghrib, the fourth of the five required daily prayers, inside her apartment on the second day of Ramadan, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Due to the engoing lockdown restrictions and closures, all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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15 April 2021

Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali-Irish living in Dublin, during Maghrib, the fourth of the five required daily prayers, inside her apartment on the second day of Ramadan, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Due to the engoing lockdown restrictions and closures, all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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15 April 2021

Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali-Irish living in Dublin, during Maghrib, the fourth of the five required daily prayers, inside her apartment on the second day of Ramadan, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Due to the engoing lockdown restrictions and closures, all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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15 April 2021

Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali-Irish living in Dublin, during Maghrib, the fourth of the five required daily prayers, inside her apartment on the second day of Ramadan, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Due to the engoing lockdown restrictions and closures, all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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15 April 2021

Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali-Irish living in Dublin, during Maghrib, the fourth of the five required daily prayers, inside her apartment on the second day of Ramadan, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Due to the engoing lockdown restrictions and closures, all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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15 April 2021

Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali-Irish living in Dublin, at the end of Maghrib, the fourth of the five required daily prayers, inside her apartment on the second day of Ramadan, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Due to the engoing lockdown restrictions and closures, all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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15 April 2021

Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali-Irish living in Dublin, at the end of Maghrib, the fourth of the five required daily prayers, inside her apartment on the second day of Ramadan, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Due to the engoing lockdown restrictions and closures, all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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15 April 2021

The end of a fast, associated with drinking water and eating dates. Ramadan is known for the element of fasting. Muslims fast from dawn until dusk. An individual participating in the Ramadan celebration will only partake in two meals per day - suhour (meal eaten before sunrise) and iftar (after sunset, the meal that ends the fast). Due to the engoing lockdown restrictions and closures, all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.

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15 April 2021

Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali-Irish living in Dublin, prepares the main meal after finishing Maghrib prayer, inside her apartment on the second day of Ramadan, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Due to the engoing lockdown restrictions and closures, all religious sites remain closed in order to minimase the spread of COVID-19. According to the 2016 Irish census, there were over 63,000 Muslims living in the Republic of Ireland, a 30% increase over the 2011 census figures (48,000). On Wednesday, 14 April 2021, in Dublin, Ireland.