Hey, this is Stephen Jackson, one of the curious city producers.

Today we're back with another episode of Life Interrupted, audio snapshots of daily life during COVID-19.

The stay-at-home order has changed just about every aspect of our lives, including the way we worship.

And today, we meet a woman who's experiencing a very unusual Ramadan this year.

I'm Deanna Uthman.

This is my Ramadan interrupted.

Ramadan is a month where Muslims fast from dawn until sunset.

And the month is centered around spirituality, prayer,

renewing your faith and your connection with God

and your connection to our holy book, the Quran.

It is a month that you feel the blessings in,

and you really feel those blessings centered around community a lot of the time,

because it is a month where we engage in communal prayer every night.

One of the memorable experiences we have every Ramadan is going to the

Tarawiyah prayers in the evening after we break our fast.

And depending on the night of the month, you may see hundreds or thousands of people.

It's pitch dark outside and seeing the building and the minaret and the dome

illuminated by the lights around the mosque against the sky.

It's just a beautiful sight.

Honestly, I was very concerned about how we would still make it feel special,

how we would still maintain that sense of community and spirituality,

even though we're not seeing anyone.

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