joining us from london thank you very much indeed for giving us your time i understand that the muslim council of great britain has issued its own guidelines for people marking ramadan how concerned are you that it will be very difficult to enforce those guidelines if people are determined they are going to worship together. so thank you to me in the u.k. we've been known to look down for a number of weeks now and i think that they say this has become part of everyday life we all used to these people understand the magnitude of the situation that we find ourselves in and frankly we've seen a pretty good response by the communities taking this seriously and finding ways of adopting life in particular adopting mum of on still be spiritually i'm socially uplifting whilst under these conditions we've seen most across the u.k. what's high that's the over the last few weeks to bring their services on line to the can still deliver the essential spiritual guidance during ramadan to their congregations and we've seen so many muslim led charities to prop up but that during the last few weeks to be able

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we've had the muslim council of britain also. should be close governs should not happen and i think that is absolutely right the government has also been part of council. across the political parties as well there is one aspect that we should also talk about which is guidance and the. national health service and people who work in hospitals who are keeping off so i had a question from one of the m.p.'s that i support. with a different number of politicians in the democrats but what she also me and it was very well should i give. the nation about things who are working in hospital settings. given direct information they can give guidance the ultimate decision has to be a health professional setting so that it doesn't impact on the patient protect themselves and it does pressure on the n.h.s. so there is. about sharing and sharing. i guess i want to share this tweet with you it comes from nigeria and use of talks about. communities in nigeria they can't do. digital like they can't jump and he talks about the options that are left t

we can talk to zainab gulamali from the muslim council of britain, which has issued guidance to help community of israel. good morning to both of you, thank you forjoining us. first of all, with communal prayers and sharing of meals very much part of ramadan in usual times, what do you think ramadan will look like and feel like this year? it is going to feel very different but that does not necessarily need to bea but that does not necessarily need to be a bad thing. there are so many ways in which we can harness the power of technology to still engage socially and spiritually with ramadan. we have seen a number of mosques in the uk live stream their programmes, a number of mosques will be having sermons on youtube and facebook, and also having daily recitations of the koran bite social media which is really great. a number of organisations are organising virtual if does and people are hosting virtual if does to spend time with their families and loved ones. the communal meal after sundown. this is ramadan at home, that is the message. absolutely. this is a different year for us, for

al—aqsa mosque compound injerusalem will be closed to muslim worshippers throughout the month of ramadan to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. the councilislamic sites injerusalem said the decision was painful. police in southern india have registered a case against villagers who defied a coronavirus ban on public gatherings to attend the funeralfor a prize bull. hundreds attended the ceremony in tamil nadu state to pay respects to mooli, a racing bull, who was also attached to a local temple and revered as a deity. researchers say the western united states is enduring one of the worst droughts in its history. they say that while the decade—long drought itself is natural, climate change has signfica ntly increased its severity. the dry period is making events like wildfires more dangerous. the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, has said europe owes italy a heartfelt apology for failing to offer enough support at the beginning of the coronavirus epidemic there. italy was the first european country to suffer a serious outbreak and has recorded more deaths than any other nation bar the united states. yes, it is tru

al—aqsa mosque compound injerusalem will be closed to muslim worshippers throughout the month of ramadan to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. the councilaid the decision was painful. police in southern india have registered a case against villagers who defied a coronavirus ban on public gatherings to attend the funeralfor a prize bull. hundreds attended the ceremony in tamnil nadu state, to pay respects to mooli — a racing bull, who was also attached to a local temple and revered as a deity. and researchers say the western united states is enduring one of the worst droughts in its history. they say that while the decade long drought itself is natural, climate change has significantly increased its severity. the dry period is making events like wildfires more dangerous. the brazilian president, jair bolsonaro, has fired his health minister following disagreements about how to handle the coronavirus pandemic. luiz henrique mandetta has been a keen advocate of social distancing — a measure bolsonaro has rejected, calling for brazilians to get back to work. from sao paolo, here's our south america correspondent katy watson. he called this

month of ramadan the council that oversees the site says the compound will be closed to worship is because of coronavirus there's been a ban on islamic prayers at the site and to muslims as the noble sanctuary and to jews is the temple mount since late march. police in new delhi have rescued hundreds of daily wage workers in migrants who have been living under a fly over after losing their jobs they've been provided with food and taken to another shelter a lockdown has left millions across the country out of work and are able to return home and it has so far reported over 12000 cases and 423 deaths now in canada as the number of 1000 cases rises 1st nations communities are preparing for the worst indigenous people that have high rates of poverty and preexisting health problems making them more vulnerable to the virus that most of the members of the study koda nation. inside her small stunning the kota home krista hunter lights a braid of sacred sweet grass christus husband is battling cancer and she hopes the traditional cleansing combined with meticulous cleaning will keep him safe from coronavirus but the realities of life in her indigenous community make her anxiou

human rights council in geneva once of the un general assembly in new york. to condemn china's detention of 1000000 weaker muslimsd she drank so it's doable but this time around when it came to saying you know why is beijing locking up journalists who go to investigate what happened you know why are they were fusing to allow any independent inquiry into the origins of the virus the european union allowed the chinese censors to tell european leaders what they could say i mean that's ridiculous and i hope we can get you know more courageous that here instead principle on the part of european union leaders than that let's talk a little more about principle can recently. you faced reports that you accepted a big donation from a billionaire businessman from saudi arabia a country not exactly known for its emphasis on human rights this was reportedly on the condition that you would not report on l g b t rights in the region and your own organization as it turns out had earlier documented coercive labor practices at this particular firm. tell us you've returned the gift you've apologized what motivated you to accept thi

muslim organizations says it's absolutely necessary. >> there's been some conversation that between religious freedom and the ability of individuals to maintain the health and well being of the society. islamic councile this as religious freedom we see this as an issue of safety and well being. this is at matter of life and death. >> 92 mosques in the bay area have been closed since march 12th. >>> google has donated 49,000 badly needed face shields to south bay health care workers that are caring for covid-19 patients. employees worked around the clock and they will be used at hospitals, clinics, nursing fac facilities and health care centers. >>> one woman is giving people an escape doing it with arts and crafts and supplies fairy magic. dan ashley has those details. >> reporter: a new neighborhood of sorts, lily has transformed the area in front of her willow glen home into a fairy wonderland. a plan that has been in the works for months ever suns she saw an article for a similar idea. >> that was it. i knew i had to do this. >> reporter: lily was waiting for summer to unveil her magic, but after the stay-at-home order went into effect, she got to work. hung decorations from trees and attached fa

month of ramadan the council of overseas a site says a compound will be closed to worshippers because of coronavirus there's been a ban on islamic prayers at the site known to muslims as the noble sentry and to jews is the temple mount since late march more than 2 dozen ranger refugees have died of starvation on a boat that's been terrific 2 months off the coast of bangladesh nearly 400 people on the vessel were trying to reach malaysia and were rescued by bangladesh coast guard on wednesday. thursday with headlines got more news here on out to her right after rewind by foot. throughout history. has come together. where retreat from the world to save every generation has its moment this war is ours. hello and welcome to this week's rewind i'm elizabeth purana and if you've seen the show before you know that we're taking another look at some of the very best documentaries we've made over the past decade here at al-jazeera english this week we rewinding back to 2011 when al-jazeera is witness series follow the remarkable story of a young palestinian boys emotional journey from sharing a bed with his grandmother and 2 brothers in a rundown lebanese refugee camp to a p

month of ramadan the council that oversees the site says the compound will be closed to worship as because of the pandemic there's been a ban on islamic prayers at the site known to muslims as the noble sanctuary and to jews as the temple mount since late march now the un envoy for yemen says there may soon be a cease fire the threat of coronavirus has pushed the warring sides closer to a deal out of a magic editor james based reports the u.n. special envoy martin griffiths believes the threat of 19 may have started to focus minds in yemen he told members of the un security council in a video conference meeting productive negotiations about a new peace deal that would include a nationwide ceasefire over the past 2 weeks or more since the. i have been in constant negotiations with the parties on the texts of these agreements on the detail on the wording of these agreements we expect them to agree on formally adopt these agreements the immediate future this positive news comes amid many dial warnings for yemen the existing humanitarian ceasefire in the port of who days are now 60 months old is being violated an almost daily basis if covert $9000.00 was to spread through th

. >> muslim prayers call for people to line up shoulder to shoulder which would make the possibility of spreading the virus a real possibility. >> the northern california councilay that is the desire to flatten the covid-19 curve is leading the religious leader to move the prayers online instead of at mosques and community centers. ram come is one of the pillars of the islam by fasting and togetherness. adan is one of the pillars of the islam by fasting and togetherness. >> it does not help anyone if it's a matter of death and life situations. >> the change is difficult for the 350,000 muslim in the bay area such as i sam. her and her two children decorated their home for the holiday. there's no visitors to share meals or fellowship and no community prayers. >> we're going to be doing zoom dinner parties, so just bring in our food to the computer. then we will have the dinner parties that way. >> muslims are not the only group of worshippers to have a holiday impacted by the coronavirus. easter celebrations and services were cancelled this year for the christians. those of the jewish faith could not handle that experience. >> it's the diminishment. one has to

month of ramadan the council that oversees the site says the compound will be closed to worshippers because of coronavirus there's been a bone on islamic prayers at the site known to muslims as the noble sanctuary and to jews as the temple mount tooth late march. police in new delhi have rescued hundreds of daily wage workers in migrants who had been living under a flyover after losing their jobs they've been provided with food and taken to a night shelter of a lockdown has left millions across the country out of work and able to return home india has so far reported over 12000 cases and 423 deaths. where there's a rush to sell gold in thailand as the price of the precious commodity continues to rise people are being curing up outside gold shops in bangkok the pandemic is cut the incomes of families so many are now selling their gold to get cash to cover their living expenses. a picture of a young protester reciting poetry in sudan has been named world press photo of the year the photographer yes you your it captured the image last june as demonstrators called for an end to military rule scores of demonstrators were killed in the protests and judges say the photograph bea

month of ramadan the council that oversees the site says the compound will be closed to worship is because of the pandemic there's been a ban on islamic prayers at the site known to muslims as the noble sanctuary and to jews of the temple mount since late march. and russia has reported an extra $4000.00 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours bringing its total close 228000 the government says $232.00 people have died there is a partial economic shutdown in place until the end of the month and of votes on amendments to the constitution has also been postponed now people in moscow who want to use the metro need to apply for a pos which list said destination and their reason for travel. well a former canadian astronaut who commanded the international space station for several months has self isolation advice to people millions have been watching colonel chris hadfield's you tube videos recorded in his home west of toronto that you know that has no. ground control to me. famous for performing david bowie's space oddity in space and for being perhaps the most social media savvy astronaut ever chris hadfield is reaching out to those of us grounded by social isolation. his 3 mi

. >> muslim prayers call for people to line up shoulder to shoulder which would make the possibility of spreading the virus a real possibility.>> the northern california islamic councilsays the desire to continue to fund the curve is leading leaders to have traditional prayer online. ramadan is one of the five foundational pillars of islam marked by prayer, fasting and community togetherness. >> worshiping the divine is contingent on you being alive to worship. it does not help anyone, nor your religious dedication, if it's a matter of death and life situations. >> the change is difficult for the 350,000 devout muslims in the bay area such as samina guzman. she and her two children decorated their home for the holiday but there will be no visitors to share meals and fellowship and no community prayers at mosques. >> we will be doing zoom dinner parties, so just bringing our food to the computer and have our dinner parties that way. >> muslims are not the only group of worshipers to have a holiday impacted the coronavirus. easter celebrations and services were canceled for christians and those of the jewish faith couldn't share their annual passover experience all bec

the sacred muslim holiday of ramadan started last night at sundown but this year the holy month is being observed differently with the stay-at- home orders. the northern california islamic councilays religious leaders are moving traditional prayers online instead of in mosques and community centers. ramadan involves prayer, fasting and community togetherness. right now that's a health risk. >> it's a diminishment, but we have to look at preserving life ahead of the possible challenge of not being together during this month. >> we are going to be doing zoom dinner parties. so just bring in the food right from the computer, and we'll have the dinner parties that way. >> the chairman of the islamic council says all activities will stay online unless shelter- in-place orders are lifted before ramadan ends may 23rd. >>> one east bay couple who qualified for the government's stimulus check is giving it away to people who really need it. teacher tom hardin and his wife just received $2,400 in economic stimulus money from the government, but after seeing news reports of people in their cars and long lines to get free food, they decided to donate that money to several nonprofits. >> thi

chair in the muslim terrorist the crusades an arab perspective that the so to revive on the jersey of. fully battle in doha with our main stories on al-jazeera yemen 7 transitional council based in aden has declared a state of emergency and says it will establish self rule the secessionist movements blames the saudi government for failing to improve the lives of many that fight for control of yemen is now in its 6. catholics in south korea attending mass for the 1st time since rest were introduced in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic services are being held with strict precautions as rob mcbride reports from seoul. it's almost 2 months since churches like the catholic church decided it was simply too risky to hold masses and services instead preferring to hold services online and it's only now this sunday that the catholic church has decided it is safe for people to come back to churches but only under the most stringent of precautions we're at the main cathedral here in seoul it's able to take a congregation of up to a 1000 people but the congregation for each mass is around about a quarter of that only $260.00 people are being allowed in for each service an

muslim community which will enter raum don. the importance of worshiping virtually is something that we need to stress. the san francisco inner faith council has been harvesting, compiling and making available to our greater communities a particular link where all can access online worship. that would be at sf inner faith council.org. we would encourage you to go there. we would encourage you to join your communities at worship during this season. we know that this season will always be remembered in the years to come, and i just want to express my gratitude to the many faith leaders on the front lines with some of our most vulnerable residents in san francisco. ministering in a way they never imagined. i want to make a small confession. some weeks ago when i heard that people were encouraging people to go to worship on these holy days, i was troubled because i think that in doing so you put at risk the welfare and the health and safety of those who are entrusted to your care. i am so pleased here in san francisco without exception to my knowledge that i have not heard of one community of faith who is encouraging that, and i want to wish y

muslim community which will enter raum don. the importance of worshiping virtually is something that we need to stress. the san francisco inner faith council has been harvesting, compiling and making available to our greater communities a particular link where all can access online worship. that would be at sf inner faith council.org. we would encourage you to go there. we would encourage you to join your communities at worship during this season. we know that this season will always be remembered in the years to come, and i just want to express my gratitude to the many faith leaders on the front lines with some of our most vulnerable residents in san francisco. ministering in a way they never imagined. i want to make a small confession. some weeks ago when i heard that people were encouraging people to go to worship on these holy days, i was troubled because i think that in doing so you put at risk the welfare and the health and safety of those who are entrusted to your care. i am so pleased here in san francisco without exception to my knowledge that i have not heard of one community of faith who is encouraging that, and i want to wish y

muslims begin the month-long celebration of ramadan. >> we have prayers for people to line up shoulder to shoulder, which would make a possibility of spreading the virus. >> reporter: the northern california islamic councilays a desire to continue to flatten the covid-19 curve is leading the religiouand community centers. ramadan is one of the five foundational pillars of islam, marked by prayer, fasting and community togetherness. >> worshiping the divine is contingent on you being alive to worship. it does not help anyone, nor your religious dedication, if it's a matter of death and life situation. >> reporter: the change is difficult for the 350,000 devout muslims in the bay area, such as samina usman. she and her children decorated their home for this holiday. >> we are going to be doing zoom dinner parties [ laughter ] so just bringing our food right through the computer and we are going to have our dinner parties that way. >> reporter: muslims are the only group of worshipers that a holiday impacted by the coronavirus. easter celebrations and services were canceled this year for christians. those of the jewish faith couldn't share the annual passover experience, all because everyone was sheltered i

month of ramadan the council oversees the site says the compound will be closed to worshippers because of coronavirus there's been a ban on islamic prayer as of the site known to muslims as the noble sanctuary and to jews as the temple mount says late march. at least 18 people are being killed in nigeria by security officials here in force in strict lockdown measures now last month the government put restrictions in several major cities to counter the virus it was extended for another 14 days on monday and address has more from the capital abuja. 18 people have been killed and 8 of them were actually killed by allegedly killed by correctional officers i mean the prison officers in the northwestern state of cartoonist stated then the police were accused of killing 7 individuals army allegedly responsible for 2 of the deaths and our local community in forcing the lock down in southeast nigeria was also responsible for one killing one individual now security forces in nigeria have been accused separately by individuals or osment during this the during the lockdown in several states which see in security forces mountain roadblocks in towns and cities checking cars checkin

muslims begin the month-long celebration of ramadan. >> most prayers call for people to line up shoulder to shoulder which would make the possibility of spreading the virus a real possibility. >> the northern california islamic council says a desire to continue to flatten the covid-19 curve is leading religious leaders to move traditional prayers online instead of at mosques and community centers. ramadan is one of the five additional pillars of islam marked by prayer, fasting and community togetherness. >> worshiping the divine is contingent on you being alive to worship. it does not help anyone nor your religious dedication if it's a matter of death and life situation. >> the change is difficult for the 350,000 devout muslims in the bay area such as samina guzman, she and her two children decorated their home for the holiday but there will be no visitors to share meals and fellowship and no community prayers at mosques.>> we will be doing zoom dinner parties, bringing our food to the computer and have our dinner parties that way. >> muslims are not the only group of worshipers to have a holiday impacted by the coronavirus. easter celebrations and services were canceled for christians and those of the jewish faith

muslim community which will enter raum don. the importance of worshiping virtually is something that we need to stress. the san francisco inner faith council has been harvesting, compiling and making available to our greater communities a particular link where all can access online worship. that would be at sf inner faith council.org. we would encourage you to go there. we would encourage you to join your communities at worship during this season. we know that this season will always be remembered in the years to come, and i just want to express my gratitude to the many faith leaders on the front lines with some of our most vulnerable residents in san francisco. ministering in a way they never imagined. i want to make a small confession. some weeks ago when i heard that people were encouraging people to go to worship on these holy days, i was troubled because i think that in doing so you put at risk the welfare and the health and safety of those who are entrusted to your care. i am so pleased here in san francisco without exception to my knowledge that i have not heard of one community of faith who is encouraging that, and i want to wish y

muslim community which will enter raum don. the importance of worshiping virtually is something that we need to stress. the san francisco inner faith council has been harvesting, compiling and making available to our greater communities a particular link where all can access online worship. that would be at sf inner faith council.org. we would encourage you to go there. we would encourage you to join your communities at worship during this season. we know that this season will always be remembered in the years to come, and i just want to express my gratitude to the many faith leaders on the front lines with some of our most vulnerable residents in san francisco. ministering in a way they never imagined. i want to make a small confession. some weeks ago when i heard that people were encouraging people to go to worship on these holy days, i was troubled because i think that in doing so you put at risk the welfare and the health and safety of those who are entrusted to your care. i am so pleased here in san francisco without exception to my knowledge that i have not heard of one community of faith who is encouraging that, and i want to wish y

muslim organizations said it is absolutely necessary. >> there has been some conversation that this is the tension between religious freedom and the ability of individuals toai theth and well society. the northern california islamic councils not see this issue as an issue of religious freedom. we see wel in this is matter o and death. >> dr. baszian says that the 92 mosques in the bay area have been closed since march 12th. mosques are working to hold online services. >>> google has donated 49,000 badly needed face shields to south bay health care workers caring for covid-19 patients. employees worked around the clock to build the shields and be used in health care centers in santa clara county. >> very nice. >>> a coronavirus survivor says he was denied the opportunity to donate plasma at a blood bank. he was trying to help other people who are fighting covid-19 he says he was denied because he is gay. luku estok followed every guideline and was still turned away. after recovered from the virus, he was selected by a new york city hospital as a prime candidate with a high antibody count. he also passed a blood bank questionnaire. but when it came time to donate, he was shocked by what he heard. >> you will not be donatin

muslim organizations says it's absolutely necessary. >> there's been some conversation that this i i between religious freedom and the ability of iivua t maintain the health and well being of the society. the northern california islamic councils not see this issue as an issue of religious freedom. we see this as an issue of safety and well being. this is at mayor of life and death. >> dr. bassiam says the 92 mosques have been closed since march 12th. mosques are working to hold services online. >>> google donated 49,000 badly needed face shields for workers caring for covid-19 patients. employees worked around the clock to build the plastic shields and used at hospitals, clinics, nursing facilities and other health care centers. >>> alameda officials want to let you know its new face covering requirement include oakland international airport, employees, travelers are required to cover their faces. this applies to everyone who is over the age of 12. same rules apply at san francisco international airport. everyone entering a terminal or sfo, the building itself, has to wear a mask. the airport is asking what few travelers there are to practice social distancing and to wash their hands. >>> in the south bay, one woman is givin

of ramadan the council that oversees the site says the compound will be closed to worship is because of the coronavirus there's been a ban on islamic prayers at the sites known to muslims as the noble sanctuary and to jews as the temple mount since late march. resilient person in jeddah both so not only has fired his health minister the clash for weeks over how to handle the corona virus outbreak the president has repeatedly played down the risk calling it a little flu and opposing social distancing advice of the former health minister pushed for w.h.o. guidelines to be put in place but still has latin america's worst outbreak with nearly 2000 reported deaths. on the soup is in sao paulo when he reports on the conflicting messages that have been coming from both and his former health minister . the president decided to move monday from his position and this is because of the disagreements between the president and the man there especially about socialization and quite entirely and here in brazil since the brazilian presidency was not a wants to return to life the normal life here in brazil he wants and support that idea of vertical isolation another has until is a lesi

council of relations have also found that a good network of bloggers, politicians, media personalities, news outlets and organizations have also spent upwards of $57 million promoting prejudice and hatred against islam and muslimso, xenophobia as a part of the racism, politics and capitalism in the past and present. this explains how we got here. so by the time donald trump ran for president in 2015, calling for a great big wall and the complete and total shutdown of muslims coming to the united states, this idea that mexicans were criminals and muslims were terrorists inundating the united states had been well established and normalized in the media. many americans expressed outrage at these racist and xenophobic positions but the hard truth is trump was just repeating a message that has been gaining traction for decades. what is new, however, is the all out assault that he has launched since entering office. this has included a wide range of policies. increased immigration enforcement in the interior of the united states, the elimination of temporary protected status for many noncitizens, the travel ban on nationals from mostly muslim majority countries, the separation of families arriving at the us-mexico bo

muslim community which will enter raum don. the importance of worshiping virtually is something that we need to stress. the san francisco inner faith council has been harvesting, compiling and making available to our greater communities a particular link where all can access online worship. that would be at sf inner faith council.org. we would encourage you to go there. we would encourage you to join your communities at worship during this season. we know that this season will always be remembered in the years to come, and i just want to express my gratitude to the many faith leaders on the front lines with some of our most vulnerable residents in san francisco. ministering in a way they never imagined. i want to make a small confession. some weeks ago when i heard that people were encouraging people to go to worship on these holy days, i was troubled because i think that in doing so you put at risk the welfare and the health and safety of those who are entrusted to your care. i am so pleased here in san francisco without exception to my knowledge that i have not heard of one community of faith who is encouraging that, and i want to wish y