“Today we celebrate Eidul Fitr in a surreal manner,” said Imam Rashid Omar of the Claremont Main Road Mosque in Cape Town, South Africa in a video sermon. “This is the first Eidul Fitr in my entire life that I have prayed at home. RwandaIn Rwanda, Muslims held Eid prayers and celebrations from their homes due to restrictions to contain the novel coronavirus. In the past, national Eid prayers would be held at Nyamirambo regional stadium in the capital Kigali, but this year Muslim leaders held sermons via electronic media. UgandaSheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the mufti of Uganda, joined a few government and Muslim leaders at the national mosque in the capital Kampala for Eid prayers.

Source: The Express Tribune May 25, 2020 04:07 UTC