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In pictures: Award-winning Canon photographers capture Ramadan during Covid-19 pandemic
Canon has partnered with Jordanian Canon Ambassador and two time Pulitzer prize winner, Muhammed Muheisen and Dubai-based photographer Reem Falaknaz – who took part to the Arab Documentary Photography Program – to document their personal experiences of practicing Ramadan during this unprecedented time through the powerful medium of photography.
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Video: UAE’s ’10 million meals’ campaign, distribute around 300,000 iftar meals daily
More than 300,000 meals are being distributed on a daily basis by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) during Ramadan, part of a wider effort to encourage volunteerism in Dubai and the UAE, according to a senior official from the UAE Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and the Future.
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Video: Sheikh Mohammed shares a tribute video on Zayed Humanitarian Day
The UAE celebrated the annual Zayed Humanitarian Day on 19th Ramadan, coinciding with the anniversary of the death of the Founder of the country, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
10 Million Meals
In pictures: Over 4 million food distributed as part of ’10 Million Meals’ initiative
The campaign, the UAE’s largest food distribution drive, will continue throughout the month of Ramadan. The campaign, led by Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, chairperson of the board of trustees of the UAE Food Bank, has received donations from companies, humanitarian organisations, businessmen, government and private entities to support communities affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in the UAE.
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Ramadan 2020: How UAE businesses are coping during Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic is disrupting movement, supply chains and businesses during Ramadan 2020. Facebook MENA managing director Ramez Shehadi, CEO of Noon Faraz Khalid, and co-founder of Anghami, Eddy Maroun discuss how they are coping during Ramadan in the midst of a pandemic, while connecting with their customers, maintain open lines of communication and keeping them informed.
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In picture: Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed hosts its first virtual Ramadan lecture series
Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed is a forum that hosts prominent leaders, scientists, thinkers, scholars and community members to engage in dialogue and debate to further contribute to a deeper understanding of the various issues that impact societies and human life.
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Video: Many Muslims around the world begin Ramadan under lockdown
In many countries Muslims are under lockdown and many communal rituals that are so integral to the holy month of fasting can’t be performed.