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Farood Ahmed with his wife Sana and sons Zaine, Rayan, Usman and daughter Inaya eat food at home to mark the end of the month of Ramadan in Surbiton, London, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, May 24, 2020. Reuters
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Dabirul Islam Choudhury, 100, walks laps of his communal garden in Bow, east London, on May 23, 2020, while still fasting during Ramadan. He was raising money for the Ramadan Family Commitment Covid-19 Crisis Initiative, funds from which were distributed to those affected by the virus in the UK and Bangladesh. Getty Images
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Imam Hassanat Ahmed delivers his Friday broadcast entitled 'Preparing for a Unique Ramadan' via multiple social media platforms from the otherwise empty Noor Ul Islam Mosque on the day before Ramadan commences in the UK, in Bury, north-west England on April 24, 2020. AFP
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Worshippers observe social distancing at the Bradford Central Mosque, in Bradford, northern England. Getty Images
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Volunteers Samira and Fateha Miah organise takeaway iftar meal from the Queen's Crescent Community Centre at a pop-up facility open for both Muslims and non-Muslims as part of their Iftar for All project in north London, May 09, 2020. Getty Images
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Imam Raza Ahmed, his brother Rizwan, wife Anam and two sons Daniel and Daud take iftar, the fast-breaking meal, after sunset at their family home on May 8, 2020 in London. Getty Images
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Imam Raza Ahmed holds his son Daud as his wife Anam prepares food for iftar at their family home on May 8, 2020 in London. Getty Images
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Masjid Umar Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan on April 24, 2020 in Leicester, central England. Getty Images
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Mohammad Asif and his sons Harun, Rohid, Sahil, Faqrhan and Sudias gather at their home for prayers after a month of fasting during the coronavirus pandemic on May 24, 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland. Getty Images
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Farood Ahmed with his wife Sana and sons Zaine, Rayan, Usman and daughter Inaya eat food at home to mark the end of the month of Ramadan in Surbiton, London, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, May 24, 2020. Reuters
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Dabirul Islam Choudhury, 100, walks laps of his communal garden in Bow, east London, on May 23, 2020, while still fasting during Ramadan. He was raising money for the Ramadan Family Commitment Covid-19 Crisis Initiative, funds from which were distributed to those affected by the virus in the UK and Bangladesh. Getty Images
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Imam Hassanat Ahmed delivers his Friday broadcast entitled 'Preparing for a Unique Ramadan' via multiple social media platforms from the otherwise empty Noor Ul Islam Mosque on the day before Ramadan commences in the UK, in Bury, north-west England on April 24, 2020. AFP
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Worshippers observe social distancing at the Bradford Central Mosque, in Bradford, northern England. Getty Images
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Volunteers Samira and Fateha Miah organise takeaway iftar meal from the Queen's Crescent Community Centre at a pop-up facility open for both Muslims and non-Muslims as part of their Iftar for All project in north London, May 09, 2020. Getty Images
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Imam Raza Ahmed, his brother Rizwan, wife Anam and two sons Daniel and Daud take iftar, the fast-breaking meal, after sunset at their family home on May 8, 2020 in London. Getty Images
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Imam Raza Ahmed holds his son Daud as his wife Anam prepares food for iftar at their family home on May 8, 2020 in London. Getty Images
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Masjid Umar Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan on April 24, 2020 in Leicester, central England. Getty Images
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Mohammad Asif and his sons Harun, Rohid, Sahil, Faqrhan and Sudias gather at their home for prayers after a month of fasting during the coronavirus pandemic on May 24, 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland. Getty Images
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Farood Ahmed with his wife Sana and sons Zaine, Rayan, Usman and daughter Inaya eat food at home to mark the end of the month of Ramadan in Surbiton, London, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, May 24, 2020. Reuters
Ramadan 2021 in the UK: All you need to know
When is it, what will be different this year and all the latest on the holy month in the UK
Brodie Owen
13 April, 2021
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