RAMADAN 2021 #SafeRamadan 2021 Guide mcb.org.uk/ramadan Guide Contents: 1. What is Ramadan? | 2. Why fasting? | 3. #SafeRamadan At Home Top Tips | 4. Fasting & COVID Vaccinations | 5. For Mosque Organisers & Template Sermon | 6. Working from Home | 7. Studying from Home | 8. Home & Virtual Iftars | 9. Physical Health | 10. Mental Health | 11. Charity: Donating & Volunteering | 12. Taraweeh at Home 2021 | 13. Iftar Under the Stars 2021 | 14. Sharing Ramadan in Society | 15. Advice for Line Managers | 16. Advice for Employees | 17. Overall COVID19 Guidance
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RAMADAN 2021
#SafeRamadan 2021 Guide
mcb.org.uk/ramadan
Guide Contents : 1 . What is Ramadan? | 2 . Why fast ing? | 3 . # SafeRamadan At Home Top T ips |
4 . Fast ing & COVID Vaccinat ions | 5 . For Mosque Organisers & Template Sermon | 6 . Working
f rom Home | 7 . Studying f rom Home | 8 . Home & V irtual I f tars | 9 . Phys ical Health | 10 . Mental
Health | 1 1 . Char i ty : Donat ing & Volunteer ing | 12 . Taraweeh at Home 2021 | 13 . I f tar Under the
Stars 2021 | 14 . Shar ing Ramadan in Society | 15 . Advice for L ine Managers | 16 . Advice for
RAMADAN 20218. Home & Virtual IftarsW h i l e w e a r e a l l l o n g i n g f o r t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o g e t t o g e t h e r a s f a m i l i e s
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i n t h e U K , s e e n e x t s l i d e .
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a n d d e c o r a t i o n s , a l l o w i n g u s t o k e e p t h e R a m a d a n s p i r i t a l i v e .
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W e m i g h t b e p h y s i c a l l y a p a r t f r o m e a c h o t h e r i n o r d e r t o s t a y s a f e , b u t t h a t w o n ’ t s t o p u s f r o m c o n n e c t i n g
t o g e t h e r e m o t i o n a l l y a n d s p i r i t u a l l y i n s h a ’ A l l a h ( G o d w i l l i n g ) !
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e x e r c i s e c a u t i o n a n d d o n o t b e c o m p l a c e n t i f p l a n n i n g t o m e e t o t h e r s f o r i f t a r i n s m a l l o u t d o o r
g a t h e r i n g s , e s p e c i a l l y f o r e l d e r l y o r v u l n e r a b l e f a m i l y m e m b e r s w h o a r e m o s t a t r i s k o f s e r i o u s i l l n e s s o r
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y e t p e r m i t t e d .
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a l l a g e s ) , o r t w o h o u s e h o l d s o f a n y s i z e , c a n g a t h e r o u t d o o r s i n c l u d i n g i n p r i v a t e g a r d e n s . R e s t a u r a n t s
w i l l b e a b l e t o s e r v e m e a l s o u t d o o r s o n l y f r o m 1 2 A p r i l .
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C a r e r s , o r c h i l d r e n u n d e r 1 1 , a r e n o t i n c l u d e d i n t h e c o u n t . R e s t a u r a n t s a r e e x p e c t e d t o b e a b l e t o r e -
o p e n t o s e r v e m e a l s o u t d o o r s o n l y f r o m 2 6 A p r i l .
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g a r d e n s . T h e s e n u m b e r s m a y i n c r e a s e f r o m 2 6 A p r i l . C h i l d r e n u n d e r 1 2 a r e n o t i n c l u d e d i n t h e c o u n t .
R e s t a u r a n t s a r e e x p e c t e d t o b e a b l e t o r e - o p e n t o s e r v e m e a l s o u t d o o r s o n l y f r o m 2 6 A p r i l .
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c a n m e e t u p o u t d o o r s i n c l u d i n g i n a p r i v a t e g a r d e n .
W h i l s t s u c h s m a l l o u t d o o r g a t h e r i n g s c a n p r o v i d e w e l c o m e r e s p i t e , w e m u s t a l w a y s e x e r c i s e c a u t i o n a n d
t a k e e x t r a c a r e . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , s e e B B C a r t i c l e s u m m a r y h e r e .