As Muslims in Georgia celebrate Ramadan, mosques and Islamic centers are making sure members celebrate safely.
Last year, lockdowns prevented worshippers from celebrating the holy month. Now that there’s a vaccine, many are comfortable celebrating in person.
“Ramadan is the best time of the year for Muslims,” says Azka Mahmood, communications and outreach director of the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR. “For community, for gathering, for prayer.”
During the holy month, mosques are filled nightly with people.
Before the pandemic, the Roswell Community Masjid in north Fulton County could hold about 400 people standing shoulder-to-shoulder to pray.