{"id":1701,"date":"2021-05-08T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T05:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/?p=1701"},"modified":"2023-03-30T09:21:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T05:21:25","slug":"covid-19-disrupts-ramadan-in-bhopal-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/2021\/05\/08\/covid-19-disrupts-ramadan-in-bhopal-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 disrupts Ramadan in Bhopal, India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p><em>Bhopal Celebrates Ramadan Amid Second Wave by journalism student Abeer Khan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Abeer Khan&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BHOPAL, INDIA \u2013 Ramadan customs involving <em>iftar<\/em> parties, exchanging food with neighbors and meeting extended family are absent this year as the state government has imposed a \u201ccorona curfew.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The intended week-long curfew, which started on April 12, has been extended till Saturday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting from the first day of Ramadan in Bhopal on April 14, those celebrating have been confined indoors. Individuals have been forced to alter old customs and create new ones.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They break their fast in the evening at the sound of firecrackers, which are ignited by neighborhood mosques.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically, fasts would be broken at the sound of ceremonious canons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Procuring groceries has been difficult for many as most commercial ventures remain closed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many individuals are afraid of getting infected and choose to stay indoors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most grocery stores in Bhopal do not offer home delivery, and the ones that do have been facing a shortage of staff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fruits, fritters, dates and milkshakes are a staple <em>iftar<\/em> meal for those who can afford fresh supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second wave of the pandemic is marked by a drastic surge in coronavirus cases.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcmhub.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210508-covid-19-disrupts-ramadan-in-bhopal-india-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1703\" width=\"601\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210508-covid-19-disrupts-ramadan-in-bhopal-india-02.jpg 490w, https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210508-covid-19-disrupts-ramadan-in-bhopal-india-02-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210508-covid-19-disrupts-ramadan-in-bhopal-india-02-485x360.jpg 485w, https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/20210508-covid-19-disrupts-ramadan-in-bhopal-india-02-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhopal Celebrates Ramadan Amid Second Wave by journalism student Abeer Khan By Abeer Khan&nbsp; BHOPAL, INDIA \u2013 Ramadan customs involving iftar parties, exchanging food with neighbors and meeting extended family are absent this year as the state government has imposed a \u201ccorona curfew.\u201d&nbsp; The intended week-long curfew, which started on April 12, has been extended [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1702,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,11],"tags":[17,51,27,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-1701","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-videos","8":"category-video-reports","9":"tag-community","10":"tag-covid-19","11":"tag-international","12":"tag-lifestyle","13":"post_format-post-format-video"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}